The Salary Fallacy: Understanding FLSA Exemptions & Compliance

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Amanda Weaver advises employers on compliance with various state and federal employment laws. She helps clients maintain compliance with anti-discrimination laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Title VII, and similar state anti-discrimination and accommodation laws, including advising clients on compliance with discrimination laws that pertain to the rapidly evolving area of gender identity and transgender/transitioning employees. Amanda also assists employers with compliance under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program, and she advises employers on compliance with the requirements of the Family Medical Leave Act and the National Labor Relations Act.

In addition, Amanda helps employers ensure compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — including drafting FCRA-compliant disclosures and notices. She regularly assists employers on compliance matters related to worker classification, paid sick leave laws and wage payment laws, including state wage payment laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Amanda also provides counsel related to human resource matters, including employee handbooks and policies, employment agreements, separation agreements and releases, restrictive covenants (including non-competes) and personnel matters.

When employers face litigation, Amanda counsels them to help find and achieve the best solution. She defends clients in cases involving discrimination claims, FMLA claims, wage payment, overtime, and misclassification claims, defamation claims, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and EEOC charges of discrimination, among others. She also litigates on behalf of companies both enforcing and defending breach of contract and restrictive covenant enforcement actions, trade secret misappropriation claims, defamation, and similar business tort claims.

Amanda is listed among the Best Lawyers® – "Ones to Watch" (2021-present) and among the "Legal Elite" from Virginia Business magazine (2019-present). She also serves on the board of directors of Virginia21.

Amanda earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the University of Richmond Law Review, the Moot Court Board and the Trial Advocacy Board, as well as the McNeill Law Society. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and German Studies from Duke University.

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