Virginia Legislature Poised to Significantly Increase Employer Exposure for Wage and Discrimination Claims
The Virginia General Assembly is currently considering new legislation with substantial impact on Virginia businesses. Two of these new bills are House Bill 2561 and Senate Bill 1052 . These bills would significantly increase the penalties for payroll mistakes, increase the time for employees to file several different types of claims, expand the types of lawsuits employees can bring as a collective action against employers, and expose small businesses with between five and fifteen employees to lawsuits for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under state law . If these bills are enacted, Virginia will be one of the most employee-friendly states with some of the harshest remedies for payroll mistakes in the nation . House Bill 2561 was passed by the House Labor and Commerce Committee, and it is now headed to a House floor vote on Monday, February 3, 2025. There is no Senate version of the bill. Senate Bill 1052 has already passed ...