VirginiaVirginia Minimum Wage Act; enforcement, penalties.
What it does
Virginia Minimum Wage Act; enforcement; penalties. Provides that an employer that violates provisions relating to minimum wage is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, penalties, and other relief available in a proceeding 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. The bill provides that criminal and civil penalties currently applicable to the nonpayment of wages shall apply to an employer that violates the Virginia Minimum Wage Act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Labor and CommerceLatest
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB948)
- Jan 22Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/14/2026 6:21 pm)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101528DIntroduced