December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
June
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
May
Public Accommodations
Bill
House Bill 1063
Summary
Relates to public accommodations, employment, and housing; relates to prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion; includes outward religious expression.
Enacted
05/27/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Discrimination, Religion
April
Nonpayment of Wages
Bill
Senate Bill 538
Summary
Relates to nonpayment of wages; relates to defense of contractor; provides that a contractor, regardless of tier, has a valid defense to a claim for nonpayment of wages if he obtains a written certification from the subcontractor stating that the subcontractor and each of his sub subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and to the subcontractors knowledge.
Enacted
04/27/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Joint_liability, Wage_claims; Industry: General_contractor, Subcontractor, Subcontractors
Criminal History Background Checks
Bill
Senate Bill 577
Summary
Relates to criminal history background checks; relates to children’s residential facilities; provides that a person who is required to undergo a background check as a condition of employment at a children’s residential facility may work at such children’s residential facility pending the results of all background check components required by this section provided that the applicant has received qualifying results on the fingerprint-based criminal history background check and the person is supervised.
Enacted
04/27/2022
Effective Date
04/27/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Background_checks; Industry: Child_advocacy_cent
Nonpayment of Wages
Bill
House Bill 889
Summary
Relates to nonpayment of wages; relates to defense of contractor; provides that a contractor, regardless of tier, has a valid defense to a claim for nonpayment of wages if he obtains a written certification from the subcontractor stating that the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and to the subcontractor’s knowledge.
Enacted
04/27/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Joint_liability, Wage_claims; Industry: General_contractor, Subcontractor
Fair Labor Standards Act
Bill
Senate Bill 631
Summary
Relates to Fair Labor Standards Act; relates to overtime; relates to employer liability; replaces the current provisions of the Virginia Overtime Wage Act with the provision that any employer that violates the overtime wage requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, and any related laws and regulations, shall be liable to its employee for remedies or other relief available under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Enacted
04/11/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Wage_claims; Federal_Laws: FLSA; Wage_and_Hour: Overtime
Fair Labor Standards Act
Bill
House Bill 1173
Summary
Relates to Fair Labor Standards Act; relates to overtime; relates to employer liability; relates to overtime required for certain employees.
Enacted
04/11/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Wage_claims; Federal_Laws: FLSA; Wage_and_Hour: Overtime
Private Family Leave Insurance
Bill
House Bill 1156
Summary
Relates to insurance; relates to private family leave insurance.
Enacted
04/07/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Family_members: Adopted, Biological, Child, Foster; Leave_laws: Bereavement, Family, Military
March
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February
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January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
