Virginia employment law · Federal claims
If you work in Norfolk — a naval or federal civilian workplace, a shipyard or repair vendor, the port, a hospital, or a touring-production or event-staffing crew — and you are dealing with unpaid wages, harassment, retaliation, or a USERRA problem, we can help. We litigate employee-side cases in EDVA's Norfolk Division, including Keller v. Event Staging, a court-approved wage and retaliation resolution for event-staging workers.
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.
Call times, load-ins, and “volunteer” hours add up. In Keller v. Event Staging, we secured a court-approved FLSA and retaliation resolution for event-staging workers — in this courthouse.
Wage & hour claimsMaritime workplaces produce severe harassment cases — and employers who suddenly discover performance problems after you complain. We build those cases from records, not rumor.
Race & hostile-environment claimsUSERRA protects your reemployment, seniority, and freedom from military-status discrimination. Hampton Roads employers hire more service members than almost anywhere — and still get this wrong.
USERRA rightsMSPB, OSC, and federal-sector EEO deadlines are short and unforgiving. We evaluate the correct path for Hampton Roads civil servants before a reply window closes.
MSPB appealsRotating shifts and “mission first” cultures do not suspend the FMLA or the ADA. We hold multi-shift employers to the individualized process the law requires.
FMLA rightsSomething else — start a conflict check and describe it in your own words.
Federal employment cases arising in Norfolk commonly proceed in the Eastern District of Virginia's Norfolk Division; state claims may be filed in Norfolk Circuit Court. We prepare files for the venue your case will actually see — including the division where we resolved Keller.
Maritime and federal civilian workplaces generate Title VII, USERRA, wage, and whistleblower disputes shaped by naval and port operations. We represent the employees in those disputes — never the yards, vendors, or agencies.
Regional theaters, touring shows, and event-staging employers create distinct wage-and-hour and retaliation fact patterns for wardrobe, props, electric, and related crews. Keller v. Event Staging — our court-approved wage and retaliation resolution in this division — came from exactly this world. Keep your call sheets and pay records.
Maritime, healthcare, and private Norfolk employers remain subject to Virginia wage-payment and pay-transparency statutes. If your paycheck is short or your final check never came, we evaluate those claims alongside everything else.
Norfolk is a courthouse we know. In Keller v. Event Staging (E.D. Va. Norfolk Division), we secured a court-approved wage-and-hour and retaliation resolution for event-staging workers — a case built and run through Cloud Counsel. 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.
Most of the work that wins a case — the chronology, the documents, the deadlines — happens online through Cloud Counsel, wherever you live. When the case calls for a Norfolk courtroom, we appear in person, as Keller shows.
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Yes. We evaluate and litigate employee-side federal employment claims in EDVA, including the Norfolk Division when venue is proper.
Often under the FLSA and Virginia wage law when hours, overtime, or deductions were unlawful. We evaluate eligibility before filing.
Yes. J. Madison PLC is Virginia-licensed and handles Virginia employment matters statewide, plus federal civil-rights and whistleblower claims nationwide.