VirginiaMinimum wage and overtime wages; payment, misclassification of workers, civil actions.
What it does
Labor and employment; payment of wages; minimum wage and overtime wages; misclassification of workers; prevailing wage rate; civil actions. Provides that an employer that violates provisions relating to minimum wage, overtime wages provisions, the misclassification of workers, or the prevailing wage rate is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
More detail
Under current law, if the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required to award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conferenceLatest
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 14No further action taken
- Mar 14Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 21-N 0-A)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 14Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/14/2026 2:49 pm)
- Mar 12House Conferees: Lopez, Anthony, Garrett
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 10Senate Conferees: Surovell, McPike, Stuart
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 10Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 6House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 5House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Mar 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 3committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 3Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Read second timeMinor
- Mar 2Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/2/2026 9:20 am)
- Feb 27Committee substitute printed 26108753D-H1Major
- Feb 26Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 20Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Senator Surovell Amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- Feb 16Floor offered Senator Surovell Amendments
- Feb 16Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 11Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/6/2026 1:55 pm)
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106859D-S1Major
- Feb 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Senate committee offered
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB644)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101284DIntroduced
- Mar 14Failed to Pass from conferenceLatest