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Time to update your Virginia employee handbook? Don’t forget about organ/bone marrow donation leave. Effective July 1, 2023, Virginia employers with 50 or more employees must provide an eligible employee with job protected...more
In an August 11 decision, Judge Henry Hudson of the EDVA conditionally certified a class of food service workers employed by a federal contractor at Fort Pickett who sued for unpaid overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards...more
On June 13, 2023, the City of Norfolk Circuit Court held in Jordan v. Sch. Bd. of the City of Norfolk that sovereign immunity bars a plaintiff’s claims against the Norfolk City School Board for allegedly violating the...more
On July 1, 2023, laws that were passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Glenn Younkin become effective in Virginia. In the most recent legislative session, a number of new employment laws were passed...more
Considerations for Employing AI in the Workplace - What is workplace artificial intelligence or AI? In its simplest form, AI in the workplace is the use of technology or software to monitor employees’ work performance,...more
Executive Summary: Three new Virginia employment laws become effective July 1, 2023, and Virginia employers must understand and comply with these new rules. Virginia employers will need to update employee handbooks and...more
On March 21, 2023, Virginia’s governor approved Senate Bill 1040, which prohibits an employer from using an employee’s social security number or any derivative as an employee’s identification number. The bill also prohibits...more
In December 2022, Congress enacted two new federal laws that protect employees and applicants who are pregnant or postpartum: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing...more
On January 17, 2023, House Bill No 2389 was offered to re-enact sections 6.2-1600 (Definitions) and 6.2-1607 (Licenses; places of business; changes) of the Code of Virginia with proposed amendments that would permit employees...more
About a year ago, I wrote an article on Virginia’s new initiative to address worker misclassification regarding employment and income taxes. The Virginia program is an enforcement initiative backed by substantial penalties....more
It’s good to be the King. That is, it’s good to be the Commonwealth of Virginia or one of its political subdivisions (i.e., state agencies, counties, cities, incorporated towns, school divisions, and more) when it comes to...more
Today—July 1, 2022—marks the effective date for a handful of new Virginia laws that public and private employers should note. Given that the General Assembly was divided this year, with the Republicans in charge of the House...more
Well, that was fun! Last year, on July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect, causing significant headaches for Virginia employers because it differed starkly from the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
Executive Summary: In response to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 6, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Safety and Health Codes Board (“VSHCB”) voted to rescind Virginia’s permanent COVID-19...more
Yesterday, the Virginia General Assembly adopted the following language to the Governor’s budget appropriations bill, HB 7001, which quickly amends the ambiguous Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), which—since its passage and...more
The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry recently released a set of Frequently Asked Questions to help clarify the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which was signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on March 31. The Overtime...more
Effective July 1, 2021, Virginia employers must ensure that their pay practices comply with a new stand-alone overtime law called the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”). VOWA largely tracks the federal Fair Labor Standards...more
As Virginia employers prepare for the new Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), ambiguities found in the act demand attention from employers, both private and public. We previously summarized the basics of the act here, but as...more
Government contractors and commercial businesses alike frequently retain consultants and independent contractors to perform certain types of work, particularly in the construction, healthcare, and information technology...more
Governor Northam recently signed into law a half dozen new employment laws affecting employers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Among these new laws are two that, beginning on July 1, 2021, will provide new protections for...more
Virginia employers are at increased risk of class action wage litigation following passage of the Virginia Overtime Wage Act. “Previously, Virginia had been content to rely on the overtime pay requirements of the federal...more
Quick Hit - As we previously reported, Virginia became the first state to issue mandatory COVID-19 workplace safety rules via an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) executed on July 15, 2020. The temporary standard...more
Last summer, we reported on Virginia’s adoption of an “Emergency Temporary Standard for Infection Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19” (the “Temporary Standard”), which made Virginia the first state to...more
Effective October 29, 2020, Virginia employers must update their handbooks to reflect new state requirements regarding pregnancy discrimination, according to a recent law. The law adds posting requirements and is one of...more
A bevy of new Virginia employment laws went into effect in July 2020. These include new laws related to pregnancy accommodation, expanding worker remedies for discrimination and harassment, and limiting the ability of...more