It seems like an easy thing to do when selling a property: just hand over the keys and include an “as-is” clause in the contract. After all, caveat emptor – “buyer beware.” But do you really know what an as-is clause means? It’s more complex than it seems, and it doesn’t mean the buyer can’t…READ MORE
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In early February 2023, the Virginia Senate approved Senate Bill 1096, a resolution proposed by Senator Adam Ebbin that intended to repeal Virginia’s Marshall-Newman Amendment. The Marshall-Newman Amendment, which was approved by Virginia voters in 2006, outlaws same-sex marriage, explicitly defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Though both Senate democrats and republicans…READ MORE
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Looking through the local news recently, I noticed an article about D.C. companies making significant changes to their office spaces. Notably, statistics show that more and more businesses are choosing to downsize their spaces and move to other locations. In the age of Zoom meetings and hybrid working environments, many companies are rethinking their need…READ MORE
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Did you begin the new year with the goal of starting a new business in Virginia? If so, you’ll want to take all the necessary steps to get your business set up correctly. From deciding on the business structure to obtaining licenses and permits, there is some legwork involved. We’ll cover what you need to…READ MORE
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Over the last 20 years, limited liability companies have become the preferred way of doing business for many small and medium-size enterprises. That is primarily due to the fact that LLCs are easier to form than corporations. Unfortunately, that simplicity lulls many people into trying to do it themselves or working with forms provided online….READ MORE
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a proposed rule which, if adopted, will broadly ban the use of non-compete agreements with workers throughout the U.S. The proposed rule focuses on “non-compete clauses” and would prohibit their use with workers. If adopted in its current form, the proposed rule would become effective sixty days after…READ MORE
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Elder abuse, fraud, and financial exploitation have been a growing problem as our population ages and are sometimes difficult to identify and rectify. Just about every family has a story about a family member being taken in by a scammer, giving money away recklessly to a new friend or romantic partner, or a caregiver taking…READ MORE
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I was reading an article in The Atlantic the other day, and it got me thinking about estate planning and why it’s so important – especially for non-traditional families. It’s no secret that the traditional family dynamic has changed drastically over the past few decades. We’re now seeing more and more nontraditional families – single…READ MORE
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The District of Columbia’s new law banning most non-compete agreements becomes effective on October 1, 2022. The new law concludes a lengthy process in which DC has adopted laws to regulate this area, and then amended them before they went into effect. The current version of the law addresses some problems in the prior versions,…READ MORE
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Employers face the constant challenge of regulatory requirements, which keep changing. To further complicate matters, compliance with employment obligations to employees varies from the employer’s home state to other states where remote employees work. An employer’s compliance failure, regardless of whether it was inadvertent or minor, could provide an employee with an opportunity for an…READ MORE
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