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The Employment Law Claim Checklist

1. Application: Prohibits discrimination in employment, including hiring, firing, compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Section 701(k) amendment also prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy.

2. Coverage: Title VII applies to all public and private employers with 15 or more employees.

3. Remedies:

1. After the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the following remedies are

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Virginia’s Leaders in the Law 2009 | Colleen M. Quinn

  Virginia Lawyers Weekly Colleen M. Quinn was honored for leadership in Adoption and Surrogacy, and service to the YWCA. Click Here to Read this Entire Article as a PDF

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Justice with a Busy Woman’s Touch

by by Mary A. Tobey Found in AUGUST 2006 • Vmagazine for Women | Click Here to Download the Article As a lawyer, Colleen Marea Quinn, Esq. is a superlative representative of Lady Justice, standing straight and tall with strength and dignity, holding the scales of justice in one hand and a sword in the […]

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Changes Proposed to Simplify Adoptions

Bills aim to shorten waiting periods, make the process easier BY TAMMIE SMITH TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Tuesday, February 7, 2006 Click Here to View This Article as a PDF An attorney who handles adoptions, Colleen Marea Quinn sometimes has a case where the mother has no idea where the father is. All the mother may […]

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Myths and Realities About Adoption

MYTH It takes years to complete an adoption. REALITY The average time span of adoption is one to two years. The majority of domestic and international adopters who responded to a recent poll by Adoptive Families Magazine completed their adoptions in less than a year. MYTH Birthparents can show up at any time to reclaim […]

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Birthmother Choices and Adoptive Parent Issues2004 Adoptive Families Magazine

Dont’ Expect to Recover Money Spent on Birthmother Living Expenses by Colleen M. Quinn From 2004 Adoptive Families Magazine “Q: If a prospective birthmother decides not place her baby with us for adoption, can we get back the money we paid for her living expenses during the pregnancy? A: The expenses that prospective parents can […]

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It’s The Law: Health Insurance for Adopted Children

BY MARK T. MCDERMOTT Click HERE to View the Entire Article As a PDF Q: Our health insurance carrier is refusing to provide coverage for the medical expenses incurred shortly after our newly adopted child was born. Is there any law that controls such situations? A: As a result of Federal and state legislation that […]

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