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In Part Two of this FAQ series, we continue to break down Virginia’s Senate Bill 754, Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer...more
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
The 2025 Virginia General Assembly session concluded in May. During this term, legislators passed a variety of bills that will impact financial services. The more significant legislation is summarized below...more
In Part One of this FAQ series, we break down Virginia's Senate Bill 754, Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act...more
Healthcare professionals working in hospitals and other settings face heightened risks of workplace violence, often from behaviorally unstable and volatile patients or visitors. A new law signed by Governor Youngkin at the...more
As this year’s legislative session is wrapping up, two states, Virginia and Oklahoma, enacted legislation to reform their laws related to surcharges. May 2, 2025, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 1212 to amend...more
Certificate of Need (CON) emerged as a central issue during West Virginia's recent legislative session, with substantial efforts to eliminate the system ultimately falling short. The CON reform has been a longstanding policy...more
On March 24, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB 754 (Act), which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) to prohibit entities from collecting, disclosing, selling, or disseminating reproductive or...more
Virginia Governor Youngkin signed House Bill 2269 and Senate Bill 1260 into law on March 24, 2025. These identical bills amend Virginia Code § 32.1-127, which regulates medical care facilities and services. Effective July 1,...more
As of March 21, 2025, the Virginia General Assembly and Governor have approved a significant change to Virginia’s civil and commercial court system. Every business owner, real estate professional, attorney, and claims...more
The Virginia General Assembly approved a number of bills during its 2025 legislative session. Some of the bills impact, directly or indirectly, common interest communities. The Governor of Virginia signed the following bills...more
On July 1, the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 754, will provide additional privacy protections for reproductive and sexual health information. The legislation expands the VCPA to...more
Virginia’s governor recently signed into law a bill that amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. As revised, the law will include specific provisions impacting children’s use of social media. Unless contested, the...more
Beginning July 1, 2025, healthcare employers in Virginia will be required to create workplace violence prevention plans or reporting systems. Employers must document, track, and analyze incidents of workplace violence and...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
On May 2, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 1212 (SB 1212) into law, introducing new requirements and prohibitions under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Specifically, SB 1212 targets the disclosure of...more
On May 2, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 854 (SB854) into law, which imposes new restrictions and compliance obligations on social media platforms. Specifically, SB854 amends the Virginia Consumer...more
Keypoint: Last week, a Virginia social media bill became law while bills advanced in Colorado, California, North Carolina, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Texas. Below is the seventeenth weekly update on the status of...more
On March 24, 2025, Senate Bill 754 (pdf) was signed into law amending the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), the Commonwealth’s general consumer protection law. The VCPA was originally passed in 1977 as remedial...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
Keypoint: A new Virginia law prohibits the collection, use, or sharing of reproductive or sexual health information without consent and provides Virginians with a private right of action for at least $500 per violation. As...more
Virginia recently amended its Consumer Protection Act (the Act) to provide enhanced protection for reproductive and sexual health information. These protections take effect on July 1, 2025. The amendment prohibits a...more
In an unprecedented test of courtroom technology boundaries, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division recently halted proceedings when it discovered pro se litigant Jerome Dewald had submitted an AI-generated...more
Data center regulations in Virginia evolved further with the veto session of the 2025 Legislative Session, March 24, 2025. Gov. Glenn Youngkin elected to not sign HB 1601/SB 1449 — which would require data center site...more
On March 24, 2025, the governor of Virginia signed into law Senate Bill 754, which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) to restrict the collection, use, sale, or sharing of personally identifiable reproductive...more