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Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act is not the only Privacy and Data Protection Law in the Commonwealth

November 11, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

On January 1, 2023, Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CPDA) takes effect. Key features of the CPDA include expansive consumer privacy rights (right to access, right of rectification, right to delete, right to opt-out, right of portability, right against automatic decision making), a broad definition of “personal information”, the inclusion

Virginia Education Department Releases New Model Policies on Treatment of Student Gender Identity

September 21, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

The Virginia Department of Education issued new 2022 Model Policies pursuant to Virginia School Code § 22.1-23.3 that reverse the 2021 Model Policies. 

New Paid Family Leave Laws Sprout in Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia Region

April 25, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (D.C.), General (MD), General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

Both Maryland and Virginia have joined the District of Columbia in enacting laws relating to paid family and medical leave for private-sector workers.

Déjà Vu: Virginia Returns to FLSA Overtime Standards

April 14, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

Overtime standards in Virginia will return to federal standards beginning July 1, 2022.

Virginia Realigns Overtime Requirement with Federal FLSA

April 14, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (VA)

Littler

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),1 went into effect on July 1, 2021, amidst wide-spread confusion among Commonwealth employers over the law’s requirements.  While Virginia’s Department of Labor

Virginia Rescinds its COVID-19 Standard

March 23, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: General (VA)

Littler

Nearly two years after enacting the first-in-the-nation permanent COVID-19 workplace safety and health standard,1 the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (the “Board”) has voted to rescind its COVID-19 standard. The revocation is expected to be effective on March 23, 2022.

Virginia Repeals Workplace COVID-19 Standard, Replaces It With Guidance

March 22, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

Virginia has repealed its first-in-the-nation standard on COVID-19 in the workplace.

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Virginia Drafts COVID-19 Guidance As It Mulls Eliminating Standard

March 17, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

Virginia has drafted workplace guidance in the event it strikes down its first-in-the-nation COVID-19 standard.

Virginia’s Republican Lawmakers Seek to Reverse State’s Overtime Wage Act

February 15, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

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 requirements effective July 1, 2021. Prior to the Act, Virginia adopted the overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor

Virginia Expands Housing, Employment Protections for Military Members

December 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

A new Virginia law expands the state’s prohibitions on discrimination in residential real estate transactions and in employment against military members.

Virginia Introduces Prevailing Wage Requirements, Modifies Wage Theft Statute

October 7, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

Virginia has adopted a prevailing wage statute and amended its Wage Theft Law. Contractors risk significant liability and penalties for noncompliance.

Virginia OSHA Issues Third Iteration of its Emergency COVID-19 Regulation

September 17, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: General (VA)

Littler

On August 26, 2021, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted revised amendments to the Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (the Final Permanent Standard).  Governor Ralph Northam then proposed an additional amendment, which the Board adopted as well.  As

Amendment to Virginia Overtime Wage Act Restores Certain Employee Overtime Exemptions

August 24, 2021 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: General (VA)

Over the past 16 months, a quiet labor and employment law revolution has been underway in Virginia. In the first quarter of 2021, the Virginia General Assembly doubled down legislative initiatives, imposing several additional labor and employment changes that will present challenges for many employers across the Commonwealth. By way

While We Were Social Distancing … Heading Back to the Office in a New Virginia

July 15, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

In Virginia, returning — or planning to return — to the physical workplace following the COVID-19 pandemic means ensuring employment practices comply with the Commonwealth’s significantly changing legal landscape.

Make Room on Your Bulletin Board for Virginia’s Notice on Reasonable Accommodations for Disability

July 2, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: General (VA)

Jackson Lewis

The Virginia Office of Civil Rights has issued its new poster for employers regarding reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Starting July 1, 2021, covered Virginia employers must post this poster in a conspicuous location and provide a copy of the poster to any employee who discloses they have a disability,

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