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Hiring Remote Workers in Portland, Oregon: A Northern Virginia Employer’s Compliance Guide

A Northern Virginia employer's guide to hiring and managing remote workers in Portland, Oregon. I walk HR through the ORS 653.295 non-compete restrictions with the median-family-income threshold and 12-month duration cap, the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act, the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017, Paid Leave Oregon, the Oregon Sick Time law, the Oregon Family Leave Act, and Portland city ordinances.

Hiring Remote Workers in Minneapolis, Minnesota: A Northern Virginia Employer’s Compliance Guide

A Northern Virginia employer's guide to hiring and managing remote workers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I walk HR through the Minnesota non-compete ban at Section 181.988 effective July 1, 2023, the MHRA covering all employers, the Minnesota Wage Theft Prevention Act with personal officer liability, the Minnesota Earned Sick and Safe Time Law, the new Minnesota Paid Leave Law effective January 1, 2026, and the Minnesota Pay Transparency Law effective January 1, 2025.

Hiring Remote Workers in Phoenix, Arizona: A Northern Virginia Employer’s Compliance Guide

A Northern Virginia employer's guide to hiring and managing remote workers in Phoenix, Arizona. I walk HR through the Arizona common-law reasonableness test for non-competes under Valley Medical Specialists v. Farber, the Arizona Civil Rights Act, the Arizona Wage Act with treble damages, the Arizona Paid Sick Time law from Proposition 206, the Arizona Employment Protection Act, and Phoenix city considerations.

Defamed by a Former Tysons Employer? Post-Employment Defamation and Tortious Interference

After the termination, the former employer's negative reference to your prospective employer cost you the new job. The HR contacts at the next opportunity stopped returning calls after a former supervisor talked. Defamation, tortious interference with prospective business relations, and intentional infliction of emotional distress reach this conduct in ways the standard wrongful termination case does not. I represent Tysons workers in post-employment tort claims. Call me.

Your Subcontractor Left the Job in Sterling and You Still Owe the Owner a Building

When a subcontractor walks off a Sterling or Ashburn project, the prime contractor still owes the owner a completed building. Shin Law Office helps Loudoun County general contractors respond in the first 48 hours, terminate properly, and recover excess reprocurement costs before the damage compounds further.

Reston Algorithm Stolen on a Friday. Court Order Stopped It by Monday.

A Reston data analytics firm's proprietary algorithm was being actively exploited by a competitor on a Friday afternoon. By Monday morning Shin Law had obtained a TRO in Fairfax County Circuit Court that stopped all further use. Shin Law Office handles emergency civil litigation for businesses throughout Fairfax County when every hour of delay makes the damage worse.

Rosslyn Financial Advisor Churned a $340,000 Account. Here’s How It Was Found.

A Rosslyn financial advisor churned a retired federal employee's $340,000 discretionary account for three years, generating $87,000 in commissions while the account lost $94,000 in value. Shin Law Office pursues investment fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims for clients throughout Arlington County whose advisors managed accounts for themselves rather than for their clients.

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