HB 1543 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Minimum wage and workers' compensation; inmates as employees.

Summary
Minimum wage and workers' compensation; inmatesas employees. Requires the entity that operates the correctionalfacility at which an inmate performs labor to be paid therefor ata rate not less than the Commonwealth's minimum wage. The measurealso provides that, for purposes of the Virginia Workers' CompensationAct, an inmate is an employee of the entity operating the correctionalfacility where the inmate participates in any work program duringhis incarceration.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2020 Last action Dec 4, 2020
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Committee
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Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104443D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
VA
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