Virginia Legal Updates

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Virginia Legal Updates:

July 2024

• Virginia Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Require Notice of Right to Dispute Rejected Benefit Claims (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Virginia Increases Penalties for Child Labor Law Violations (effective Jul 01, 2024)
• Virginia Adds “Ethnic Origin” as a Protected Category–Includes Updated Policy (effective Jul 01, 2024)

May 2024

• Virginia Increases Penalties for Child Labor Law Violations
• Virginia Adds “Ethnic Origin” as a Protected Category–Includes Updated Policy
• Virginia Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Require Notice of Right to Dispute Rejected Benefit Claims

July 2023

• New Virginia Law Prohibits Employer Use of Social Security Numbers (effective 07/01/23)
• Virginia Amends Law on Nondisclosure, Nondisparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Agreements (effective 07/01/23)
• Virginia Eliminates Subminimum Wage for Individuals with Disabilities (effective 07/01/23)
• Virginia Enacts New Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave Law--Includes New Policy Template (effective 07/01/23)
• Virginia Provides Employees with Certain Tort Liability Immunity (effective 07/01/23)

May 2023

• Virginia Provides Employees with Certain Tort Liability Immunity
• Virginia Amends Law on Nondisclosure, Nondisparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Agreements
• New Virginia Law Prohibits Employer Use of Social Security Numbers

April 2023

• New Virginia Law Prohibits Employer Use of Social Security Numbers

January 2023

• Virginia Passes Consumer Data Protection Act (effective 01/01/23)

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