Labor & Employment

vetoed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 13, 2026

HB 27: Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.

Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 28.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAdds domestic workers to overtime pay provisions, expanding wage protections for a vulnerable workforce under Labor & Employment policy.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 3: Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.

Employee Child Care Assistance Program established. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Program to provide matching funds in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation. To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed delivery provider on behalf of the employee or to a third-party administrator, as defined by the bill, and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. The bill specifies that, to the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the bill clarifies that the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2028, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2030, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program. This bill is identical to HB 18.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill establishes matching funds to incentivize employers to cover employee child care costs, directly supporting workers' employment stability and reducing financial burden.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

vetoed · Virginia · Senate Apr 13, 2026

SB 28: Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.

Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 27.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly adds domestic workers to overtime pay provisions, strengthening labor protections for a previously excluded group under Labor & Employment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · Virginia · Senate Apr 11, 2026

SB 128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.

Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with or upon whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any person licensed, registered, or certified by the Board of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Optometry, Psychology, or Social Work. The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete with a health care professional is subject to the civil penalty in current law of $10,000 for each violation. This bill is identical to HB 627.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits non-compete agreements for healthcare professionals, enhancing workforce mobility and access to care without restrictive employment terms.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits non-compete clauses for health care professionals, protecting their right to change employers without legal barriers, advancing worker rights.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · Virginia · Senate Apr 11, 2026

SB 258: Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.

Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs, public accommodation, employment hiring, and reasonable employer accommodation. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to conduct a study on menopause and perimenopause in the workforce, menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments, and the scope of existing menopause-related and perimenopause-related policies and to develop best practices related to menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments. The bill directs the Commissioners to submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2028, and to post such report on the Department of Labor and Industry's website. This bill is identical to HB 1173.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits employment discrimination based on menopause/perimenopause, protecting workers' rights under Virginia Human Rights Act95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 11, 2026

HB 627: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.

Covenants not to compete; health care professionals; civil penalty. Adds health care professionals as a category of employee with or upon whom no employer shall enter into, enforce, or threaten to enforce a covenant not to compete. The bill defines "health care professional" as any person licensed, registered, or certified by the Board of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Optometry, Psychology, or Social Work. The bill provides that any employer that violates the prohibition against covenants not to compete with a health care professional is subject to the civil penalty in current law of $10,000 for each violation. This bill is identical to SB 128.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits non-competes for healthcare professionals, protecting their employment mobility and enhancing workforce access to patients, aligning with patient access and professional rights indicators.92% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits non-compete clauses for health care professionals, protecting their right to seek employment without legal restriction, directly advancing workers' rights in employment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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vetoed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 11, 2026

HB 1173: Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.

Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs, public accommodation, employment hiring, and reasonable employer accommodation. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to conduct a study on menopause and perimenopause in the workforce, menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments, and the scope of existing menopause-related and perimenopause-related policies and to develop best practices related to menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments. The bill directs the Commissioners to submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2028, and to post such report on the Department of Labor and Industry's website. This bill is identical to SB 258.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands workplace accommodations for menopause (a health condition) under Virginia Human Rights Act, protecting employee health rights and mandating workforce study on menopause.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAmends Virginia Human Rights Act to require reasonable accommodations for menopause-related limitations, expanding existing pregnancy/childbirth protections and strengthening workplace rights for women workers.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

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signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 121: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.

Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 20.

Topics ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationEliminates wage exemption for temporary foreign workers, extending minimum wage protections to immigrant farm laborers, advancing fair labor standards for immigrant workers.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEliminates minimum wage exemptions for farm laborers and temporary foreign workers, extending full wage protections to these groups.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Virginia · Senate Apr 8, 2026

SB 430: Authority of local governments; service employees.

Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits a locality to provide for certain requirements concerning successor service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor service employers retain incumbent service employees during a transition period of 90 days. Under the bill, service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The bill provides that an employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages. This bill is identical to HB 338.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires successor employers to retain employees for 90 days during transitions, protecting job security and workers' rights in service employment.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2026

HB 338: Building Service employees; authority of local governments, definition.

Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits a locality to provide for certain requirements concerning successor service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor service employers retain incumbent service employees during a transition period of 90 days. Under the bill, service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The bill provides that an employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages. This bill is identical to SB 430.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires successor employers to retain building service employees for 90 days during transitions, protecting job continuity and worker rights during business changes.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Labor & Employment