Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases involve withholding pay, overtime and unfair wage practices. Examples include: 1. Store managers, assistant managers, and department managers are many times classified as Executive Exempt in order to keep from paying them overtime. They do not qualify for this exemption, because their primary duty is not management, but is…
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Volunteering has long been a part of Doug Landau’s contribution to the community. He has been a Soccer Coach, Rotary Club Speech and Essay Contest Judge, Red Cross Blood Donor, Fairfax Bar Association “Ask a Lawyer” Booth participant, Circuit Court Tour Guide, Chamber of Commerce Speaker, High Schools Science Fair Judge, Soccer Tournament Field Marshall,…
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Having traveled to the Capitol of the Commonwealth several times for cases and seminars, Doug Landau returned to the Herndon home of Abrams Landau, Ltd. to find out that he had once again been named as one of “Virginia’s Top Lawyers.” Noting that many of the other lawyers that attended the VTLA Brain Injury Retreat…
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At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. we see claims for workplace injury denied because of an alleged failure to wear company issued safety equipment. If a worker is blinded because they were not wearing safety goggles, the case could be denied. If an employee sustains a head or brain injury because they did not have their hard…
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Alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states in 2007. The increase was 7.5% over the previous year. Motorcycle riders were featured in the government’s $13 million advertising campaign over the Labor Day Weekend. Many of you may have noticed that law enforcement authorities stepped up their activities against drunk driving during the…
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