Should Your 18 Year Old Have an Advanced Medical Directive?
The best estate plans includes the adoption of a robust Advanced Medical Directive (AMD). AMDs are legally binding documents that provide direction into your personal healthcare decisions and often focus on end of life decisions – when you cannot make those decisions yourself. An AMD is a Living Will and a Health Care Power of... Read More
COVID-19 and the Workplace
These are unprecedented times for both employers and employees. To provide some clarity, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently provided guidance on common workplace issues that employers and employees face when responding to COVID-19 and its effects on wages and hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and job protected... Read More
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Know Your Rights
It is only a matter of time before employers begin to lay off employees due to the Covid-19 crisis. Some lay-offs may be inevitable. But not all employee terminations necessarily will be legal. Just because an employer says it must lay you off due to the crisis, that does not necessarily mean it is true.... Read More
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Why You Need an Experienced Fairfax DUI Attorney for First Time DUI Charges
Natural Hair, Don’t Care!
Many African American people have been rejected from jobs, punished at school and called out in other public places because of the texture and style of their hair. Several states and localities including California, New York and Montgomery County, Maryland, have passed or proposed laws banning policies that penalize diverse people from wearing natural curls,... Read More
Bill to Ban Non-Compete Clauses
On January 7, 2020, Sally Hudson (D-Albemarle) introduced HB1112, a bill which would ban all covenants not to compete in employment agreements entered into after July 1, 2020. If passed, HB1112 would have a huge impact on white collar professions such as medicine, sales, government contracting and other occupations where employers tend to make employees... Read More
Families Share Experiences on Juvenile Court in Virginia
Justice for Families, a national alliance of advocacy organizations issues a national report that asked for feedback on what juveniles and adults who went through the juvenile system had to so about their experiences.
Cook Craig and Francuzenko Attorneys Named to Arlington Magazine Top Attorneys List
Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC is pleased to announce that two of the firm’s attorneys, John C. Cook and Broderick C. Dunn, have been named “Top Attorneys” by Arlington Magazine. John made the Employment List for representing Employees while Broderick made the Employment List for representing Employers. The List recognizes the best attorneys in Arlington,... Read More
June Supreme Court Ruling Gives Hope to Juveniles in Jail for Life
The U.S. Supreme Court voted in June that sentencing juveniles convicted of murder to life in prison without hope of parole violates the 8th Amendment. Read on.
IRS Warns of Email Scam
The IRS has warned taxpayers and financial professionals about a new IRS email impersonation scam campaign which is spreading nationally. It is important to remember, the IRS never sends unsolicited emails to taxpayers, especially ones about your refund status. “The IRS does not send emails about your tax refund or sensitive financial information,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck... Read More