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July 1 marked the effective date for three new laws that will create new rights for workers and new obligations for employers in Virginia: - Expansion of Non-Compete Ban – Virginia employers are now prohibited from...more
Effective July 1, new legislation will take effect in Virginia imposing further restrictions on the use of covenants not to compete and prohibiting their use for employees who are eligible to receive overtime pay under the...more
Virginia is the most recent state to tighten restrictions on employment non-compete agreements. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill expanding the definition of low-wage employees under the state’s existing prohibition on...more
At the end of March, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 1218, which amends Virginia’s non-compete ban for “low-wage” workers (the “Act”) to include non-exempt employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”)....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
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
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
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
Overtime standards in Virginia will return to federal standards beginning July 1, 2022. On July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect, significantly deviating the state’s overtime pay laws from...more
In March 2021, then-Governor Ralph Northam (D), backed by a full Democratic majority in the General Assembly (Virginia’s legislative body), signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, greatly expanding the State’s overtime...more
Last week, there was a flurry of activity from the Biden Administration regarding vaccine mandates among federal employees, federal contractors, and large employers (100+ employees). Not to be outdone, Virginia implemented...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
WHAT: Virginia enhanced legal protections for workers in the Commonwealth with several laws that took effect on July 1, 2021. Virginia Overtime Wage Act - Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, Va....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
On March 31, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) into law. Prior to this, Virginia did not have its own overtime law, which meant that only the overtime pay provisions of the federal Fair...more