The employment law landscape in the Commonwealth of Virginia and elsewhere nationally continues to evolve. On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that federal law prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ workers. In a majority opinion authored by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Justices Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, the Court... Read More

CCF Summer 2020 Newsletter

Northern Virginia and the D.C. Metro region are preparing to return to work, at least in stages. If you are an employee returning to the workplace, there are a number of COVID-19-related rights that you have.   First, under federal law and rules from the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),... Read More

Cook Craig & Francuzenko is pleased to announce that partners John C. Cook and Broderick C. Dunn were named to the Super Lawyers 2020 list.   Super Lawyers is a rating service by Thomson Reuters, selecting outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and personal... Read More

When was the last time your reviewed your will, Trust, Power of Attorney and Advanced Medical Directive? Last year? Five years ago? Was it 10 years? Not since signing them? Or maybe you don’t have estate planning documents? When our clients execute their estate planning document they often ask that question: “When should I review them?”... Read More

On April 11, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed yet another bill which fundamentally changes the employment law landscape in the Commonwealth of Virginia. HB798 is a comprehensive whistleblower protection law which prevents an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening, discriminating against, or penalizing an employee because he or she:   Reports a violation of any federal or state law or... Read More

Saturday April 11 was a great day for employee rights in Virginia as Governor Northam signed the SB 868, the Virginia Values Act, into law.   The Virginia Values Act not only prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity in employment and public accommodations, it also creates a state court cause of action for discrimination on... Read More

The Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar Association have confirmed our firm’s reading of Governor Northam’s Stay at Home Order, which is that law offices may stay open under certain restrictions. Governor Northam’s Executive Orders 53 and 55 provide that professional services, including law firms, are permitted to remain open during the Stay-At-Home Order in effect until June... Read More