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HB 1754 Employer or other person; retaliatory discharge of employee prohibited. Introduced by: Lee J. Carter | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Employment; retaliatory discharge of employee; Workers’ Compensation. Prohibits an employer or other person from discharging or taking other retaliatory action against an employee if such action is motivated by the knowledge or belief that the employee has filed a claim or taken or intends to take certain actions under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. Currently, retaliatory discharges are prohibited only if the employer discharges an empl

By |2021-01-18T19:34:51-05:00January 18th, 2021|Free Markets, Tier #1 OPPOSE|Comments Off on HB 1754 Employer or other person; retaliatory discharge of employee prohibited. Introduced by: Lee J. Carter | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Employment; retaliatory discharge of employee; Workers’ Compensation. Prohibits an employer or other person from discharging or taking other retaliatory action against an employee if such action is motivated by the knowledge or belief that the employee has filed a claim or taken or intends to take certain actions under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. Currently, retaliatory discharges are prohibited only if the employer discharges an empl
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HB 2296 Worker classification; independent contractors. Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Worker classification; independent contractors. Provides that in a proceeding involving allegations of worker misclassification an individual or business is not considered an employee with respect to a hiring party if the person qualifies as an independent contractor relative to the hiring party under the common law right-of-control test as established by the Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 87-41, by an applicable determination of the Internal Revenue Service, or if (i) the individual or business signs a written contract with the hiring party stating that the individual or business is self-employed or is being engaged as an independent contractor and containing certain acknowledgments, (ii) the individual or business has the ri

By |2021-01-18T14:09:20-05:00January 18th, 2021|Free Markets|Comments Off on HB 2296 Worker classification; independent contractors. Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Worker classification; independent contractors. Provides that in a proceeding involving allegations of worker misclassification an individual or business is not considered an employee with respect to a hiring party if the person qualifies as an independent contractor relative to the hiring party under the common law right-of-control test as established by the Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling 87-41, by an applicable determination of the Internal Revenue Service, or if (i) the individual or business signs a written contract with the hiring party stating that the individual or business is self-employed or is being engaged as an independent contractor and containing certain acknowledgments, (ii) the individual or business has the ri
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SB 1419 Project labor agreements; public interest. Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Project labor agreements; public interest. Requires that for contracts requiring the design or construction of a road, highway, bridge, or similar transportation improvement, a public body wishing to enter into a project labor agreement shall first determine by written finding that participation in such project labor

By |2021-01-15T11:18:08-05:00January 14th, 2021|Free Markets, Tier #1 OPPOSE|Comments Off on SB 1419 Project labor agreements; public interest. Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Project labor agreements; public interest. Requires that for contracts requiring the design or construction of a road, highway, bridge, or similar transportation improvement, a public body wishing to enter into a project labor agreement shall first determine by written finding that participation in such project labor
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HB 2270 Minimum wage; effective dates of scheduled increases; emergency. Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Minimum wage; effective dates of scheduled increases; emergency. Postpones the effective date of scheduled increases to the Virginia minimum wage. The initial increase to $9.50, currently set to take effect on May 1, 2021, will take effect on January 1, 2022, under the bill. The bill postpones the effective dates of all oth

By |2021-01-13T19:01:24-05:00January 13th, 2021|Free Markets|Comments Off on HB 2270 Minimum wage; effective dates of scheduled increases; emergency. Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Minimum wage; effective dates of scheduled increases; emergency. Postpones the effective date of scheduled increases to the Virginia minimum wage. The initial increase to $9.50, currently set to take effect on May 1, 2021, will take effect on January 1, 2022, under the bill. The bill postpones the effective dates of all oth
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SB 1330 Paid family and medical leave program.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Paid family and medical leave program. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave program with benefits beginning January 1, 2024. Under the program, benefits are paid to eligible employees for family and m

By |2021-01-13T18:01:27-05:00January 13th, 2021|Free Markets, Tier #1 OPPOSE|Comments Off on SB 1330 Paid family and medical leave program.
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SB 1323 Worker classification; independent contractors.

Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Worker classification; independent contractors. Provides that in a proceeding involving allegations of worker misclassification an individual or business is not considered an employee with respect to a hiri

By |2021-01-13T17:50:57-05:00January 13th, 2021|Free Markets|Comments Off on SB 1323 Worker classification; independent contractors.
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