Going Green: Local lawmakers embrace green building standards
September 10, 2008
Whether in the congested suburbs of major urban centers or in smaller communities around the country, local lawmakers have embraced green building standards. Those standards are exemplified, if not defined outright, by the LEED criteria adopted by the private U.S. Green Building Council.
LEED – it stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.”
Local officials are […]
Arlington seeks to LEED the way in green building
September 10, 2008
How far can Virginia local governments go in requiring developers to build environmentally friendly buildings?
At least one Virginia county is deliberately pushing the legal limit to force builders to “go green.”
Arlington County officials now require every developer seeking planning approval to provide a “sustainable design” scorecard with its application. The scorecard would use the criteria […]
Lies and resumes: Know your rights as an employer
September 10, 2008
For any company, the process of hiring a new employee can be daunting. After combing through resume after resume of unqualified job seekers and conducting numerous interviews, it’s certainly a relief once the applicant pool is narrowed down to the candidate who stands out above the rest.
His resume boasts an advanced degree, an impressive set […]
Noncompete struck for being too broad
September 10, 2008
A Chesterfield County judge has ruled that noncompetition and nonsolicitation clauses in a directors’ agreement for a closely held corporation are too broad to be enforced.
Jason Knowles sought the ruling after he left New Age Digital Inc., a computer and network support company that operates in Central Virginia, late last year. Knowles had worked for […]
CLOSED for business : Fredericksburg clerk shutters the windows two days a week
September 10, 2008
Facing a staff shortage and without funds for new hiring, the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Clerk has decided to close the clerk’s office to the public two afternoons a week to catch up on paperwork.
Clerk Sharron S. Mitchell is closing the doors to her office at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During those afternoons, her staff […]
Arbitration clause catches people who didn’t sign contract
September 10, 2008
A government contractor and its corporate officers can force arbitration of claims under a government subcontract, even though some of the corporate defendants did not sign the contract.
Fairfax Circuit Judge Randy I. Bellows said the defendants who did not sign the subcontract nevertheless can invoke its broadly worded arbitration clause to compel arbitration of the […]
Mediation can quickly resolve employment disputes
September 10, 2008
By Paul Holtzman
As companies’ internal alternative dispute resolution programs continue to grow, human resources managers should consider adding mediation to their ADR options.
As an alternative to arbitration at the pre-litigation phase, mediation offers many of the same advantages as mediation between parties already embroiled in litigation.
In fact, mediation of internal workplace disputes offers a number […]
Consumer credit issues that matter to every business
September 10, 2008
By David N. Anthony
Businesses confront a host of pressures in the current economic and market climate. Companies are dealing every day with the crushing blow of increased fuel costs, restricted credit, greater government scrutiny, tougher global competition, the housing crisis, the war in Iraq and undertaking other belt-tightening measures.
Unfortunately, Virginia businesses also are facing an […]
Are you highly educated and foreign-born? Then get lost
September 10, 2008
How America is slamming the door on the world’s best and brightest
Buried beneath screaming headlines denouncing “illegal” blue collar workers from Mexico, news reports touting the virtues of building a southern border fence, and editorials trumpeting harsh work-site raids to round-up and deport “illegal” workers, there is a little-noticed alarm that is warning of […]
Woman’s suit against golf course hits the rough
September 10, 2008
Crystal Timpanaro found out the hard way that it is difficult to prevail in a negligence suit against a golf course in Virginia. Two years ago Timpanaro was struck in the face by a ball hit by a golfer as she watched her boyfriend play golf at the Owl’s Creek Golf Course in Virginia Beach.
Her […]
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