Leading with knowledge, wisdom and confidence

On November 6, 2019, the Montgomery County Council passed the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act) Act. The CROWN Act amends certain Chapters of the Montgomery County Code to prohibit discrimination based on “certain protective hairstyles.”

On Saturday, November 16, 2019, Rees Broome Community Association attorneys Todd Sinkins and Leslie Brown were honored by WMCCAI at its annual awards gala. Todd was presented with the out-going Board member award and was inducted into WMCCAI’s Hall of Fame for his years of service to WMCCAI, with special recognition for his educational and advocacy efforts with the D.C. Legislative and Legislative Action Committees.   Leslie Brown was elected to a 3-year term on the WMCCAI Board of Directors commencing in 2020 and was honored with WMCCAI Board of Directors’ Chapter Appreciation Award for her service as the Communications Council Chair for WMCCAI.

Virginia employers have never been required to provide employees with access to personnel files absent the issuance of legal process.  That changed as of July 1, 2019 when an amendment to the evidence section of the Virginia Code granted all employees (current and former) the right to obtain copies of records in whatever format maintained that “reflect” the employee’s dates of employment, position held, wages earned, job description and title, and any injuries the employee sustained during the course of his/her employment with the employer.  VA. Code Ann. §8.01-413.1(B).