The Virginia General Assembly is taking a new aim at “Stay or Pay” contracts, which have long plagued employees in positions that require significant job training or relocation. Formally known as Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAP), the agreements have come under intense scrutiny for their role in restricting worker mobility and creating a cycle of financial coercion. With the recent passage of House Bill 923, Virginia is positioned to join a growing movement of states
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The critical legislative battle continues unfolding in the Virginia General Assembly, as lawmakers move to close a legal loophole that has left the Commonwealth’s vast sales force vulnerable to wage theft. House Bill 238, introduced during the 2026 legislative session, has officially advanced through the House of Delegates with a 64-35 vote and is now headed to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. The urgency follows a December 30, 2025, ruling by the Virginia
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We are proud to announce that Potomac Legal Group has secured over $6.2 million in recent severance negotiation and employment discrimination settlements for our clients. These results represent successful resolutions in complex employment matters, specifically focusing on retaliatory termination, workplace discrimination, and FMLA violations. Workplace disputes can be financially and emotionally difficult. At Potomac Legal Group, we are committed to fighting for employees to receive fair treatment and the compensation they deserve when their rights
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The technology sector has entered a new and more sober phase. After years of aggressive hiring and rapid expansion, many companies now find themselves reversing course. Layoffs, hiring freezes and reductions in force have become common, especially as executives concede that they over-hired during the boom years and now face a contracting economy. At the same time, the federal sector — traditionally a stabilizing source of technology spending — has seen purchasing reduced or delayed,
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Buried deep within the federal budget bill now under negotiation is a provision that could reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States — including in the workplace. Section 43201 of the budget reconciliation package, sometimes called the “AI Preemption Rider,” would temporarily block states from enforcing or passing their own AI-related laws for ten years. What Section 43201 Does The rider would create a 10 year nationwide moratorium on any state
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Beginning July 1, 2025, a significant change to Virginia employment law will take effect, further strengthening protections for workers across the Commonwealth. Under the newly enacted legislation, Senate Bill 1218, employers will be prohibited from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with any employee classified as non-exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), regardless of that employee’s income level. This marks a major expansion of Virginia’s existing non-compete restrictions, which since 2020 have
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The Virginia legislature recently passed a consumer protection bill designed to regulate AI decision-making systems and aims to prevent algorithmic bias. Artificial intelligence systems that make employment decisions, which would include recruitment, hiring, performance review, and termination decisions, are included in the bill. The Virginia High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act, H.B. 2094, targets businesses that develop, modify, or deploy high-risk AI within the state. The bill now moves to the governor for signature.
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