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Mike DeCamps chairs the firm's Employment practice group. Mike has represented employers of all sizes on a wide-variety of employment issues. Mike also works with and counsels employers and management and executive-level employees on a variety of preventative employment law issues. He has lectured to employers, trade associations and bar groups on a variety of labor and employment law issues and organizes and presents a regular series of Employment Law Hot Topics in Richmond and other locations throughout the state.

The Pediatric Connection Makes an IMPACT

In today’s world, when businesses that begin in dorm rooms can grow in a decade to international phenomena, it is a rewarding experience for any attorney to work with individuals who build businesses from scratch. Indeed, those of us who practice Virginia employment law know that people – and the skills they bring to an [...]

 

More Reasons To Be Careful About Social Media

As highlighted here previously, social media policies can easily violate federal labor laws. When the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against American Medical Response (“AMR”) of Connecticut in October 2010 we were all hoping for clarity (at least from the current board). The complaint charged that AMR had illegally terminated an ambulance service employee who [...]

 

Watch Out for Growth of Retaliation Claims

Employers spend thousands of dollars training management on how to avoid discrimination and other employment claims. Yet retaliation is often overlooked because it is an employment claim that essentially comes through the back door. For example, an employee who claims that an employer has discriminated against them may have no foundation at all for a [...]