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Effective July 1, 2020, Virginia employers with five or more employees must provide reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants due to such person’s pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (including lactation), unless the employer can demonstrate that such accommodation would impose undue hardship on the employer.  Similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the law requires that an employer engage in an interactive process with the employee/applicant to determine if a reasonable accommodation i

We are proud to announce the commemoration today of Rees Broome’s 46th anniversary.   RB has countless achievements and accomplishments, especially in the last few months which has showcased the resiliency of our people, providing exceptional productivity for our clients and the firm.

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As a Valued Client or Colleague, We are Pleased to Invite You to Our Continuing Series of Luncheon and Webinar Invitationals For Community Association Leaders. In light of COVID-19, the luncheon seminar will be 100% virtual:

During its 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly approved a number of bills that create changes to the Property Owners’ Association Act (“POAA”), the Condominium Act and the Code of Virginia.  The legislation addressed in this newsletter will take effect on July 1, 2020, unless otherwise noted below.  

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Effective July 1, 2020, the Virginia employment law will drastically change to the benefit of those employed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Heretofore, Virginia’s laws could be counted on to favor employers.  Employees had little protection in the state anti-discrimination law, wage and hour laws, and, though increasing protections through case law existed in employee favor in the restrictive covenant arena, Virginia had no laws that regulated non-competes.  The Virginia General Assembly with Governor Northam approval enacted legislation in these three areas which will

Thursday, June 4 | 11 – 12 EST / Join us and learn more about:

• Common Areas, Pools, & Social Gatherings - Best Practices

• Cleaning & Disinfecting - Levels & Best Practices

• Community Reopening - Liabilities, Risk Management & Insurance

Host: Sahouri Insurance   /   Where: Microsoft Teams Webinar  When: Thursday, June 4 | 11 – 12 EST

In this uniquely challenging and rapidly changing COVID-19 environment, how can you make your business more resilient?

Rees Broome, PC is proud to announce that it is approved by the Virginia Common Interest Community Board (CICB) to teach a CICB-approved training program that will satisfy 2.0 contact hours of Fair Housing law training for management principals and supervisors pursuant
to 18 VAC 48-50-100

As such, Rees Broome is pleased to host the following CICB-approved training program: