1.0The Washington Lawyers' Committeehttps://www.washlaw.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SKxz7UGmzq"><a href="https://www.washlaw.org/virginia-tech-students-win-dismissal-of-lawsuit-brought-by-former-employer-after-reporting-illegal-wage-theft/">Virginia Tech Students Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Former Employer after Reporting Illegal Wage Theft</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.washlaw.org/virginia-tech-students-win-dismissal-of-lawsuit-brought-by-former-employer-after-reporting-illegal-wage-theft/embed/#?secret=SKxz7UGmzq" width="600" height="338" title="“Virginia Tech Students Win Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Former Employer after Reporting Illegal Wage Theft” — The Washington Lawyers' Committee" data-secret="SKxz7UGmzq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Case Victory The District Court of Maryland granted our motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against three Virginia Tech students by their former employer, BookHolders, after they reported to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry that their employer was not paying them the Virginia minimum wage of $11/hour. The Court found that Bookholders’ actions […]