Virginia, historically reliant on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to govern overtime obligations, passed its first stand-alone overtime law in March 2021. The Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), went into effect...more
Historically, Virginia has not had a standalone overtime law, instead relying on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to provide protections to employees who work more than 40 hours a week. But that will change on...more
Businesses of all sizes have, understandably, been consumed by how to address the numerous pressing issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought. As a result, it can be easy to lose sight of the dramatic changes to Virginia...more
7/8/2020
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Double Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Governor Northam ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour