Forstalling foreclosure
October 31, 2008
Mortgage mess keeps legal aid lawyers busyBy Peter ViethAs the avalanche of home foreclosures in Virginia shows no sign of abating, legal aid lawyers have revamped their practices to help people try to hang on to their homes.The Virginia Poverty Law Center will devote three sessions to foreclosure issues at its annual statewide legal aid […]
Getting Along: How the generations are working together
October 31, 2008
Maybe you’ve seen this scenario in the workplace (maybe yours):
The new college graduate has joined the company at full steam, acting as if she’s entitled to choose her own hours and take on the full responsibility of a project. Even in an entry-level position, she won’t hesitate to inflict her opinion on others and she […]
Despite changes in law, loan ‘auditors’ flourish
October 31, 2008
Huge fees charged to those facing foreclosure
While new legislation passed in January has cut into the rate of mortgage foreclosure “rescue” scams in most of Virginia, a new variation of homeowner rip-off appears to be thriving in Northern Virginia.
A legal aid lawyer in Fairfax says her agency is considering legal action against loan “auditors” who […]
Minority firm gets to keep $15.2M
October 31, 2008
Holding a celebration at a company dinner after the firing of a minority subcontractor probably isn’t a good idea.
And it’s definitely not a good idea to read a letter written in Ebonics that ostensibly was from the president of the deposed company.
Those incidents at the dinner provided the smoking gun in the claim of Worldwide […]
Grocer’s big award for fraud, distress overturned
October 31, 2008
Jonathan F. Johnson, once regarded as the country’s most successful minority grocer, contended that his supplier had forced his companies out of business and broken him personally.
A Richmond Circuit Court jury agreed last year and awarded him $16 million from Minnesota-based SuperValu Inc., the third-largest grocery supplier in the country.
In September, however, the Supreme Court […]
Buyer can’t return car after tussle over title
October 31, 2008
An SUV buyer who changed his mind could not use a popular consumer protection statute to force the dealer to take back the truck.
The buyer had paid cash for the 2003 Dodge Durango he bought from Luxury Auto Sales of Dumfries, according to the new decision by Prince William County Circuit Judge Rossie D. Alston […]
NoVa condo buyers stuck with deal, however bad
October 31, 2008
U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee could well understand why purchasers of condos in the Merrifield Town Center in Northern Virginia might want to get out of contracts they had signed in June 2005.
“In the intervening months, our economy is in a tailspin, the real estate market softened, there is a surplus of available condominiums,” […]
‘The dog ate my homework’ just won’t do any more
October 31, 2008
CareerBuilder.com just published its annual survey on employee absenteeism. Turns out some 33 percent of workers have phoned in sick when they really weren’t.
The nationwide survey included more than 6,800 workers and 3,300 employers.
The most common reason for playing hooky? The worker just didn’t feel like going to work that day (34 percent) […]
Independent assessment a key to dealing with disaster
October 31, 2008
The recent collapse of the building and death of a worker at Chester Village is a stark reminder that construction can be a dangerous business. While a disaster such as that one is rare, an owner or contractor faced with a building collapse should still have a plan of action to deal with the aftermath.
After […]
Employer Obligations under USERRA
October 31, 2008
Since September 11, 2001, it has become increasingly common for employers to face the reality of losing valuable employees who are called upon to serve the nation through their separate commitment to military service.
When these employees report for military duty, it’s not unusual for businesses to run into several roadblocks and legal ambiguities over […]
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