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New Minimum Wage Laws in Virginia… Good for Some, Maybe Not for Others

New Minimum Wage Laws in Virginia… Good for Some, Maybe Not for Others

by John Lee | May 1, 2021 | Blog, Laws and Regulations

For many years, the federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 per hour. Over the last few years, across the country, states and large corporations have been voluntarily increasing their starting wages, perhaps in anticipation of the law changing. There have been hot...
Elimination of the Jury Penalty in Virginia

Elimination of the Jury Penalty in Virginia

by John Lee | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog, Virginia Criminal Law

For over 220 years Virginia law called for juries to sentence criminal defendants if the defendant elected to have a jury trial. If the defendant chooses to have a trial by judge, then the judge would sentence the defendant upon being found guilty. In Virginia, like...
Downgrading of Minor Traffic Offenses in Virginia

Downgrading of Minor Traffic Offenses in Virginia

by John Lee | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog, Virginia Traffic Laws

In a special legislative session in late 2020 the Virginia Assembly passed a series of laws that will make it so that a police officer will not be able to stop a vehicle for certain minor traffic violations. These new laws will become effective on March 1, 2021....
Virginia Bans No-Knock Warrants

Virginia Bans No-Knock Warrants

by John Lee | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Laws and Regulations, Virginia Criminal Law

In late 2020, the Virginia Governor signed into law a bill that prohibited the use of no-knock warrants. This law came into being after Breonna Taylor was tragically shot and killed by an officer who entered her home without first announcing that he was...
So, You Want to Open a Marijuana Dispensary in Virginia?

So, You Want to Open a Marijuana Dispensary in Virginia?

by John Lee | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog, Laws and Regulations, Virginia Criminal Law

By 1930 most states had criminalized the possession of marijuana. In 1970 the federal government outlawed all cannabis use. Nearly 100 years later, in 2020, the Virginia Assembly essentially decriminalized the personal use of marijuana by reducing the penalty to a...
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