Barbara L. Johnson, Counsel to Potter & Murdock and Founder of BLJohnsonLaw, spoke at the 2026 International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. The session, titled "Work of Equal Value? Navigating the Next Era of Pay Equity," took place on Monday, July 6, 2026. Barbara was joined by fellow panelists Cecilia Lahaye (Crowell & Moring, Brussels, Belgium) and Daniella McGuigan (Ogletree Deakins, London, England). The session explored t

Just a few years ago, the Commonwealth of Virginia had very few laws providing employee rights. Things have certainly changed. In 2020, three laws were passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law — the Virginia Values Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and the CROWN Act. These laws codified state civil rights protections for the first time for Virginians and made Virginia the first state in the south to extend state nondiscrimination laws to all me

Barbara L. Johnson, Counsel to Potter & Murdock and Founder of BLJohnsonLaw, will speak at the 2026 International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. The session, titled "Work of Equal Value? Navigating the Next Era of Pay Equity," will take place on Monday, July 6, 2026, from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Barbara will be joined by fellow panelists Cecilia Lahaye (Crowell & Moring, Brussels, Belgium) and Daniella McGuigan (Ogletree Deaki