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A Key Change Virginia Businesses Need to Know Starting July 1st
Over the last few weeks, I have had several conversations with clients who assumed Virginia’s July 1 employment law changes were mostly legal updates. They are not. Most of what is changing will show up operationally first, in compensation structures, manager behavior, recruiting processes, leave administration, and how quickly organizations can respond when issues surface.
Some of these changes are…Read More -
Virginia Employment Law Operational Readiness Checklist
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WHat's INSIDE
A practical, two-page self-assessment covering the three Virginia employment law changes that took effect July 1, 2026:
Pay Transparency: Salary range posting requirements, good-faith methodology, recruiter and hiring manager training
The 14-Day Wage Safe Harbor: Notice handling, escalation protocols, handbook alignment
Restrictive Covenants: Non-compete severance, healthcare carve-outs, confidentiality and non-solicit fallback strategy
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AI Won’t Save You From a Bad Culture Hire
AI has already changed recruiting. It finds candidates faster, scans backgrounds at scale, and moves hiring teams through early-stage screening more efficiently than ever. Good firms should be using it, and we do. It handles the admin work that used to eat hours, which means I spend more time on the part that actually matters: getting to know the people.…Read More -
Your Culture and Employer Brand Are Being Defined
Most leaders know culture matters. Fewer treat it like the business strategy it actually is. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak on culture and employer brand with a group of Human Resources leaders, where I reflected on 16 years of building one of the region's most recognized workplace cultures from the ground up.
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Hiring Your Next HRIS: Whitepaper
Most organizations treat an HRIS selection like a technology purchase. It isn't. Your HRIS shows up every day, works across every department, and touches every employee. When it underperforms, you feel it immediately — in payroll errors, compliance risk, and operational drag.
The better question isn't which system has the most features. It's this: if this system were an employee,…Read More