Leah Stiegler and Olivia Moulds discuss the latest updates to all the new Virginia employment laws. 

Topics include:

• New Virginia laws (paid sick leave and pay transparency)
• Accommodating mental health
• Harassment and contractors
• Emotional support animals

Check in - 3:00pm-3:30pm

Meeting - 3:30pm-5:00pm

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Leah M. Stiegler
Principal, Woods Rogers
Leah Stiegler is a Principal in the Labor & Employment practice at Woods Rogers. She is a trusted advisor to employers on day-to-day compliance, personnel matters, workplace investigations, and claims avoidance. Her counsel spans the full employment lifecycle, including recruitment, performance management, pay equity, reductions in force, terminations, and severance.
Leah defends employers before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, DOL, and NLRB, and litigates claims involving Title VII harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; ADA and religious accommodations; FMLA; FLSA wage-and-hour issues; whistleblower matters; and workplace safety. She also handles labor relations, union issues, and collective bargaining. In addition, she maintains an active higher-education practice advising institutions on Title VII, Title IX, faculty matters, and related compliance issues.
Leah is a frequent speaker and trainer for HR professionals, managers, and industry groups across the Mid-Atlantic. She earned her J.D., cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Richmond School of Law and her B.A. and B.S., summa cum laude, from Virginia Tech. She clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and is admitted to practice in Virginia and multiple federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Olivia S. Moulds
Associate, Woods Rogers
Olivia Moulds is an Associate in the Labor & Employment practice at Woods Rogers, where she focuses on management-side counseling. She advises HR leaders and employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws and regularly supports the defense of EEOC charges through mediation and investigation.
Olivia also has experience in education law, advising K-12 schools and higher-education institutions. She designs and delivers practical training programs on harassment and discrimination prevention, employer obligations, effective management practices, workplace interpersonal issues, and leadership development.
She joined Woods Rogers as a summer associate in 2021 and returned as an associate in 2022. Olivia earned her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, where she interned for an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and her B.S. in environmental policy and planning from Virginia Tech. She is admitted to practice in Virginia and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Olivia currently serves as Legislative Co-Chair for Roanoke Valley SHRM.