34th Annual Employment Law Update Seminar 2025

Why Attend?

• Get the annual summary of federal and state employment decisions that affect Virginia practitioners.
• Learn the ethical considerations for maintaining client confidences in the employment law setting.
• Discover the ever-changing and expanding world of retaliation claims.
• Listen to the recent developments in the FLSA white-collar exemption arena.
• Hear about:
  • The Trump administration’s substantial changes to the employment law landscape
  • Cashing in (or not) on the 2020 changes to the Virginia Wage Payment Act
  • Cutting-edge issues in drafting personnel policies and employee handbooks.

Join colleagues at the live seminar in Fairfax or participate by live-interactive webcast or telephone. Register early for live in person; space is limited. 

This annual seminar has been an indispensable educational and networking opportunity for all employment law attorneys for decades. If you have an employment law practice, you will not want to miss this program.

Attendees will receive detailed explanations, in-depth analysis, and practical advice for both management and plaintiffs’ counsel on several important employment topics. 

Experienced employment law practitioners will address the following topics:

• The Annual Summary of Federal and State Employment Decisions That Affect Virginia Practitioners
• The Trump Administration’s Substantial Changes to the Employment Law Landscape
• Ethical Considerations for Maintaining Client Confidences in the Employment Law Setting
• The Ever-Changing and Expanding World of Retaliation Claims
• Cashing In (or Not) on the 2020 Changes to the Virginia Wage Payment Act
• Cutting-Edge Issues in Drafting Personnel Policies and Employee Handbooks
• Recent Developments in the FLSA White-Collar Exemption Arena

Do not miss this opportunity to build and expand your network by attending the live seminar in Fairfax. If you cannot attend in person, take advantage of the remote webcast or telephone options.

Registration Deadlines:

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $90 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE^®.

Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.

Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email tfitzgerald@vacle.org.

Seminar Materials: ALL seminar registrants will receive access to a complete set of downloadable e-book seminar materials.  E-book materials are searchable, easily accessible, and efficient to use. Printed materials will not be provided.

Inclement Weather Policy and Updates.

MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.

Private recording of this program is prohibited.

Can’t Attend?

E-mail distance_ed@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program is made available as an online or USB seminar.
E-mail publications@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program’s seminar materials are made available for sale.

Course Schedule

• Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
• Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

Faculty

Faith A. Alejandro, Sands Anderson / Richmond

John M. Bredehoft, Kaufman & Canoles, PC / Norfolk

Lindsay Buchanan Burke, Covington & Burling LLP / Washington, DC

Ramana R. Briggs, IslerDare, PC / Tysons Corner

Craig J. Curwood, Butler Curwood / Richmond

Paul DeCamp, Epstein Becker Green / Washington, DC

Broderick C. Dunn, Cook Craig & Francuzenko, PLLC / Fairfax

John E. Davidson, Davidson & Kitzmann, PLC / Charlottesville

Gregg C. Greenberg, Zipin, Amster, & Greenberg, LLC / Silver Spring, MD

David L Greenspan, McGuireWoods, LLP / Tysons Corner

Edward Lee Isler, IslerDare, PC / Tysons Corner

Todd A. Leeson, Gentry Locke / Roanoke

Lori H. Turner, IslerDare, PC / Tysons Corner

Roya Vasseghi, Vasseghi Law Group / Fairfax

Amanda M. Weaver, Williams Mullen, PC / Richmond

Teresa Burke Wright, Jackson Lewis PC / Reston

Program Chair and Moderator

Edward Lee Isler, IslerDare, PC / Tysons Corner