TERMS OF USE

By accessing and/or reading and/or subscribing to Virginia Labor Law (as defined herein), you acknowledge and AGREE TO the following TERMS OF USE:

1. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Agreement" means this Agreement to Terms of Use.

(b) "Publisher" means Raymond L. Hogge, Jr. (Virginia State Bar Number 29445).

(c) "VirginiaLaborLaw" means this website (http://www.VirginiaLaborLaw.com) and all contents thereof, including but not limited to links to other websites, and including but not limited to the newsletter "Virginia Labor and Employment Law News" and all other newsletters, articles, outlines, and other materials published on VirginiaLaborLaw by Publisher.

(d) "You" means any and all person(s) accessing and/or reading VirginiaLaborLaw.

2. Not Legal Advice. VIRGINIALABORLAW IS SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR CONTAIN LEGAL ADVICE.

3. Disclaimer of Warranties. Publisher does NOT give any guaranty or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of VirginiaLaborLaw or anything appearing therein.

4. Limitation of Liability. Publisher shall NOT be liable for any losses or damages, direct, indirect, consequential, or otherwise, resulting directly or indirectly from the reliance of any person upon the information, opinions, and/or other content contained in VirginiaLaborLaw.

5. Other Sites and Publications. Publisher does NOT assume or accept any responsibility for, and shall NOT be liable for, anything contained in any website or publications linked to or referred to by or in VirginiaLaborLaw.

6. No Contract. Accessing, reading, subscribing to, or receiving VirginiaLaborLaw does NOT create a contract, express or implied, other than this Agreement.

7. No Endorsements. Regardless of anything stated to the contrary, the mention or identification in VirginiaLaborLaw of any individual, business, organization or other person or group of person does NOT constitute an endorsement, express or implied, of that (those) person(s), nor does any link in VirginiaLaborLaw to a website(s) of any such person(s) or constitute an endorsement, assurance, representation, warranty or guarantee by Publisher with respect to that (those) person(s) or the information, opinions, or other content contained in that (those) person's (person's) website(s).

8. Newsletter Subscriptions. Publisher reserves the right to deny or discontinue any subscription to newsletters offered through VirginiaLaborLaw, including but not limited to VirginiaLaborLaw News, in the sole discretion of Publisher.

9. Ownership and Copyrights. VirginiaLaborLaw is the exclusive property of Publisher. Publisher reserves all rights, copyright and otherwise, in VirginiaLaborLaw and VirginiaLaborLaw News.

10. Distribution. Copies of VirginiaLaborLaw and the contents thereof may by distributed freely and without the prior consent of Publisher, provided (1) authorship thereof is expressly attributed to VirginiaLaborLaw and/or the author of the work, as applicable; (2) no payment is required from the recipient as a condition to receipt thereof, and (3) acceptance of this Agreement is expressly required as a condition of receipt thereof.

11. Hold Harmless. You agree that, in the event you distribute VirginiaLaborLaw without complying with or in violation of this this Agreement, then you shall hold harmless and indemnify Publisher from any and all liability, damages, costs, and/or expenses incurred by or claimed against Publisher relating directly or indirectly to said distribution, including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees.

12. Legal Uses. There shall be NO access to, use of, or distribution of VirginiaLaborLaw in any place or in any manner prohibited by law.

13. Severability and Reformation. Each paragraph in this Agreement constitutes a separate and independent covenant and agreement. In the event any paragraph herein is found to be void, invalid or unenforceable, then that paragraph shall be interpreted, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in such a manner as to render it valid and enforceable, and shall be reformed, to the extent permitted under law, if necessary to render it valid and enforceable; in the event it cannot be rendered valid and enforceable through interpretation and/or reformation, it shall be stricken from this Agreement and this Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced as if said paragraph were not contained herein.

14. Forum Selection. Any and all disputes, claims and controversies relating directly or indirectly to VirginiaLaborLaw shall be adjudicated by the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk, Virginia, or by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, which are and shall be the sole and exclusive venues for adjudication of all such disputes, and which have and shall have personal jurisdiction over any and all persons reading and/or accessing and/or distributing VirginiaLaborLaw or any portion thereof.

15. Personal Jurisdiction. VirginiaLaborLaw does NOT and shall NOT convey to any court or other body outside the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S.A., personal jurisdiction over Publisher. 16. Applicable Law. This Agreement to Terms of Use and Limitation of Liability is and shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict of law principles.