Workers' compensation; retaliatory discharge of employee.
Summary
Workers' compensation; retaliatory dischargeof employee. Prohibits an employer or other person from dischargingan employee if the discharge is motivated to any extent by knowledgeor belief that the employee has filed a claim or taken or intendsto take certain other actions under the Virginia Workers' CompensationAct. Currently, retaliatory discharges are prohibited only if theemployer or other person discharged an employee solely because theemployee has taken or intends to take such an action.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 22, 2019
Last action Jan 23, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Nov 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Nov 22, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100825D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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