Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the last of the enslaved peoples in the United States in Texas in 1865 following President Lincoln’s 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, which became effective on January 1, 1863. Due to Texas’ size,…
Roth Jackson is excited to announce two of our attorneys have been named to be included on the 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list by Thompson Reuters. This rating service considers attorneys from over 70 different practice areas nominated based on…
Roth Jackson PLC has been proud to be a part of this year’s 2021 Legal Food Frenzy. A competition among those in the legal practice in the D.M.V. to raise money for local food banks in an effort to combat…
On April 27, 2021, USCIS announced that it will again generally give deference to prior determinations of eligibility in petitions for an extension regarding the same parties and same facts. This is a welcome return to earlier USCIS guidance that…
On July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”) will go into effect. Previously, employers in Virginia only had to worry about the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But now, Virginia has added its own law, subjecting Virginia…
Roth Jackson is proud to be a sponsor of this event. Ayuda “With the support of many, Ayuda has helped more than 150,000 immigrants access justice, stop abuses, find safety, heal from trauma, and overcome language isolation. Since 1973, Ayuda has…
Yesterday the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, clarifying what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. For potential TCPA defendants, it’s a very good ruling—it adopts a narrow…
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed off on the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”), which will take effect on January 1, 2023. This makes Virginia the second state in the country (after California) to adopt more…
In 2019, Maryland enacted a law that essentially voided non-compete provisions for employees making $31,200 or less annually. In 2020, Virginia took it a step further with its ban and private right of action for employees making less than Virginia’s…
It was recently announced that the administration will be making some significant changes to the H-1B visa program. What are the new DHS and DOL rules all about? The Department Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) just…
