Protection of Employees

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Section
40.1-22

Safety and Health Codes Commission continued as Safety and Health Codes Board

Section
40.1-22.1

Governor authorized to enter certain agreements

Section
40.1-23

Repealed

Section
40.1-26

Repealed

Section
40.1-27

Preventing employment by others of former employee

Section
40.1-27.1

Discharge of employee for absence due to work-related injury prohibited

Section
40.1-27.2

Preference for veterans and spouses

Section
40.1-27.3

Retaliatory action against employee prohibited

Section
40.1-27.4

Discipline for employee's medicinal use of cannabis oil prohibited

Section
40.1-28

Unlawful to require payment for medical examination as condition of employment

Section
40.1-28.01

Nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement; provisions regarding sexual assault; condition of employment

Section
40.1-28.1

Repealed

Section
40.1-28.5

Repealed

Section
40.1-28.6

Equal pay irrespective of sex

Section
40.1-28.7

Repealed

Section
40.1-28.7

1. Genetic testing or genetic characteristics as a condition of employment

Section
40.1-28.7

2. Employers to allow crime victims leave to attend criminal proceedings

Section
40.1-28.7

3. Earned income tax credit; employer notice to employee

Section
40.1-28.7

4. Release of employee's personal identifying information

Section
40.1-28.7

5. Social media accounts of current and prospective employees

Section
40.1-28.7

6. Employers to allow leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol; civil remedy

Section
40.1-28.7

7. Misclassification of workers

Section
40.1-28.7

8. Covenants not to compete prohibited as to low-wage employees; civil penalty

Section
40.1-28.7

9. Limiting employees' sharing wage information with other persons prohibited; civil penalty

Section
40.1-28.8

Short title

Section
40.1-28.9

Definitions; determining wage of tipped employee

Section
40.1-28.10

Minimum wages

Section
40.1-28.11

Penalties

Section
40.1-28.12

Employee's remedies

Section
40.1-29

Time and medium of payment; withholding wages; written statement of earnings; agreement for forfeiture of wages; proceedings to enforce compliance; penalties

Section
40.1-29.1

Investigations of employers for nonpayment of wages

Section
40.1-29.2

Virginia Overtime Wage Act

Section
40.1-30

Registration of certain nonresident employers with Department

Section
40.1-31

Assignment of wages and salaries; requirements

Section
40.1-32

Partial assignments invalid

Section
40.1-33

Certain assignments not affected

Section
40.1-33.1

Retaliatory actions prohibited; civil penalty

Section
40.1-33.2

Discriminatory actions prohibited

Section
40.1-33.3

Definitions

Section
40.1-33.4

Accrual of paid sick leave

Section
40.1-33.5

Use of paid sick leave

Section
40.1-33.6

Retaliatory action prohibited

Section
40.1-34

Repealed

Section
40.1-39

Repealed

Section
40.1-40

Repealed

Section
40.1-41

Repealed

Section
40.1-44

Repealed

Section
40.1-44.1

Rules and regulations relating to tramways and other hauling and lifting devices

Section
40.1-45

Repealed

Section
40.1-49

Repealed

Section
40.1-49.1

Repealed

Section
40.1-49.2

Repealed

Section
40.1-49.3

Definitions

Section
40.1-49.4

Enforcement of this title and standards, rules or regulations for safety and health; orders of Commissioner; proceedings in circuit court; injunctions; penalties

Section
40.1-49.5

Appeals to Court of Appeals

Section
40.1-49.6

Same; attorneys for Commonwealth

Section
40.1-49.7

Same; publication of orders

Section
40.1-49.8

Inspections of workplace

Section
40.1-49.9

Issuance of warrant

Section
40.1-49.10

Duration of warrant

Section
40.1-49.11

Conduct of inspection, testing, or collection of samples for analysis

Section
40.1-49.12

Review by courts

Section
40.1-49.13

Voluntary Protection Program

Section
40.1-50

Repealed

Section
40.1-51

State Health Commissioner to provide advice and aid; rules and regulations

Section
40.1-51.1

Duties of employers

Section
40.1-51.1

1. Repealed

Section
40.1-51.2

Rights and duties of employees

Section
40.1-51.2

1. Discrimination against employee for exercising rights prohibited

Section
40.1-51.2

2. Remedy for discrimination

Section
40.1-51.3

Duties of health and safety inspectors

Section
40.1-51.3

1. Penalty for giving advance notice of safety or health inspection under this title

Section
40.1-51.3

2. Evidence of civil penalty against employer under state, federal, etc., safety codes inadmissible in personal injury or property damage trial

Section
40.1-51.4

Repealed

Section
40.1-51.4

1. Confidentiality of trade secrets

Section
40.1-51.4

2. Penalty for making false statements, etc.

Section
40.1-51.4

3. Prohibition of use of certain questions on polygraph tests for employment

Section
40.1-51.4

4. Prohibition of use of polygraphs in certain employment situations

Section
40.1-51.4

5. Immunity of employees for reporting threatening conduct