Legal Food Frenzy 2021 Results!
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…
USCIS will resume giving deference to prior decisions
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…
Virginia’s New Overtime Law Creates More Exposure for Employers than the FLSA
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 Becomes a Corporate Sponsor of Ayuda’s Standing with Immigrants – Champions of Change Virtual Spring Event
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…
What The Supreme Court’s Facebook Ruling Means for The Future of TCPA Claims
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…
Virginia Becomes Second State to Adopt Data Protection Law – What This May Mean for Your Business
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…
New Washington, D.C. Law Bans Non-Competes Nearly Entirely; the District Becomes the Latest (and Most Prohibitive) Member of the DMV to Restrict Employer Use of Non-Competes.
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…
H-1B Overhaul
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…
When is Calling or Messaging Software an Autodialer under the TCPA?
In my opening article on the TCPA, I provided a brief overview of what the TCPA is and how it may affect your business.[1] In this follow-up article, I’ll dive a bit deeper into a key question that commonly arises…
A Brief Intro to the TCPA
This article offers a brief introduction to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act¹ and the Federal Communications Commission’s implementing regulations², which I’ll refer to collectively here as the “TCPA.”³ Among other things, the TCPA regulates calls or messages delivered with what…
