Virginia employment law · Federal claims
If you build or support ships in Newport News — or work in the port, a plant, or a hospital on the Peninsula — and you are facing harassment, unpaid overtime, a USERRA problem, or retaliation for reporting safety or fraud, we can help. We represent employees across Hampton Roads, with federal cases in EDVA's Norfolk Division, where we secured the court-approved resolution in Keller v. Event Staging.
J. Madison PLC is licensed in Virginia. We handle Virginia employment matters statewide and evaluate federal civil-rights and whistleblower claims nationwide. Pure other-state law claims may require local counsel, which you may be able to find through our affiliate network.
These are common examples, not a complete list. If what is happening to you looks different, tell us anyway — we will help you figure out whether you have a case.
Severe harassment in production environments is a case we know how to build: shift records, badge data, and witness accounts — especially when discipline suddenly appears after you complain.
Race & hostile-environment claimsPre-shift work, unpaid donning time, and shaved hours are FLSA claims. Bring pay stubs and schedules — we do the math.
Wage & hour claimsUSERRA guarantees reemployment in the position you would have held, not a lesser one. Peninsula employers hire heavily from the Guard and Reserve and still get this wrong.
USERRA rightsDefense-production work carries whistleblower protections most employees never hear about — including contractor-specific statutes. We identify the right one and its deadline.
Whistleblower & retaliationYard and hospital employers must engage in an individualized ADA process — not a blanket “full duty or nothing” rule. We challenge those denials.
Disability accommodationSomething else — start a conflict check and describe it in your own words.
Yard and production environments create dense safety, overtime, and harassment records. We concentrate on employee-side Title VII, ADA, FLSA, and whistleblower theories — not labor-management consulting for employers.
Federal claims from Newport News often proceed in EDVA’s Norfolk Division; state claims may be filed in Newport News Circuit Court.
Peninsula employers hire large numbers of service members and veterans. USERRA reemployment and discrimination claims are evaluated alongside ordinary leave and disability theories.
Production and logistics employers on the Peninsula remain subject to Virginia wage-payment and pay-transparency rules. See our wage and pay-transparency hubs.
Peninsula federal cases are typically heard in EDVA's Norfolk Division — the courthouse where we secured the court-approved wage and retaliation resolution in Keller v. Event Staging. In Burke v. Mattis (Alexandria Division), a federal jury found a retaliatory hostile work environment, followed by structural injunctive relief. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
You do not need a Peninsula office address to hire us. Intake starts online, your file is organized in Cloud Counsel from day one, and depositions, hearings, and trial happen wherever the case is — including the Norfolk Division courthouse.
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Yes, when statutory employment claims are viable. Acceptance depends on facts and damages.
Many federal employment cases from the Peninsula are heard in EDVA Norfolk Division. Venue still depends on the case.
Yes. J. Madison PLC is Virginia-licensed and handles Virginia employment matters statewide, plus federal civil-rights and whistleblower claims nationwide.