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Lauren Ellerman

“Blue Penciling” in Virginia
“Blue Penciling” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Remember in 4th grade when your teacher started grading your assignments with a red pencil? She was correcting your work, stating, “This is wrong.” A check mark meant an answer was correct. What if your teacher had re-written your answers instead – giving you credit but unilaterally changing your answer…

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“Right to Work” in Virginia
“Right to Work” in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

A few years ago, my mission in life became clear. To educate my fellow Virginians on what it really means that Virginia is a “right to work state.” Most Virginians think that “Right to Work” law means, one of the following: Your boss cannot prevent you legally from accepting a…

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How We Treat Our Elderly
How We Treat Our Elderly 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ&sns=em It is no surprise that too often, we as a society cast aside our weak, our frail, our older members. We place them in homes where they wait to die, sometimes without family or friends to remind them they are loved, are special, that their lives matter.

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Proving Abuse or Neglect in a Virginia Nursing Home
Proving Abuse or Neglect in a Virginia Nursing Home 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I took a stack of records home last night to look through them. No, not music records: medical records and nursing home records. I spent time pouring through each page trying to decipher the following: 1. Did the nursing home recognize this patient’s needs? 2. Did they plan to provide…

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They Sued Me: Can I Sue Them for Preventing Me from Working?
They Sued Me: Can I Sue Them for Preventing Me from Working? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Here is a common scenario if you wait too long to review your non-compete contract. A client has left their job and wants to start a new business or join a competitor. After a careful review of the non-compete contract, we offer the following no-nonsense advice: “Your contract seems valid under…

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Right to Privacy at Your Desk in Virginia
Right to Privacy at Your Desk in Virginia 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I just love true or false quizzes. Seriously. LOVE. THEM. So here is one for a spring Monday afternoon: POP QUIZ 1. You have a right to privacy at work. Which protects your personal email if accessed on company phone / computer / etc. TRUE OR FALSE ANSWER: FALSE 2.…

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Life Isn’t Fair and Neither are Non-Compete Agreements
Life Isn’t Fair and Neither are Non-Compete Agreements 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Consider the following four situations, and ask yourself (1) Is it fair? (2) Is it legal under Virginia law? and (3) Is it morally right?  1.  Long-time employee spends years building relationships with clients. Clients LOVE him. They would follow him anywhere. After 7 years employee BOB is asked to…

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What Does “We” or “Us” Mean in a Virginia Contract – and Should You Care?
What Does “We” or “Us” Mean in a Virginia Contract – and Should You Care? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I spent the morning arguing (I know, no surprise) that the words “us” and “we” had very specific meanings in a contract. I went so far as to argue that “the parties,” or “disputants” may not include “us” and “we.” Sound confusing? Or at least non-sensical? Boring? Maybe. It would…

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Nursing Home Laws Vary by State
Nursing Home Laws Vary by State 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

In Virginia, there is no law that: requires a nursing home to have liability insurance requires a nursing home to have a certain number of qualified staff  / per resident (staffing ratio) requires a nursing home medical director to have office hours or make rounds In other states, such laws…

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What is a Non-Compete Lawyer?
What is a Non-Compete Lawyer? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

I am a non-compete lawyer. What does that mean? I proudly represent individuals, not businesses, in the evaluation and analysis of non-competition (think non-solicitation, confidentiality, etc) employment agreements. There are those who think my job is to stir up trouble or harm small businesses; rather cartoonish, but popular culture often…

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