Code of Virginia
Title 40.1. Labor and Employment
Title 40.1. Labor and Employment
9/13/2026
Title 40.1. Labor and Employment (2026 Updates)
- Chapter 1. Department of Labor and Industry
- § 40.1-6
- Powers and duties of Commissioner
- Chapter 3. Protection of Employees
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 40.1-27.5
- Retaliation against employee for absence due to serving as voluntary emergency responder prohibited
- § 40.1-28.7:7
- Misclassification of workers
- § 40.1-28.7:8
- Covenants not to compete prohibited; exceptions; civil penalty
- § 40.1-28.7:12
- Seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees prohibited; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action; civil penalty
- § 40.1-28.7:13
- Coercion or threat based on immigration status; civil penalty
- Article 1.1. Virginia Minimum Wage Act
- § 40.1-28.9
- (Effective until July 1, 2027) Definitions; determining wage of tipped employee
- § 40.1-28.10
- Minimum wages
- § 40.1-28.12
- Employee's remedies
- Article 2. Pay; Assignment of Wages; Sale of Merchandise to Employees
- § 40.1-29
- Time and medium of payment; withholding wages; written statement of earnings; agreement for forfeiture of wages; proceedings to enforce compliance; penalties
- § 40.1-29.2
- Employer liability
- § 40.1-29.3
- Overtime for certain employees
- Article 2.1:1. Paid Sick Leave
- § 40.1-33.6:1
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Definitions
- § 40.1-33.6:2
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Accrual of paid sick leave
- § 40.1-33.6:3
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Use of paid sick leave
- § 40.1-33.6:4
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Certain health care workers; scope of article
- § 40.1-33.6:5
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Notice and recordkeeping; regulations
- § 40.1-33.6:6
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Retaliatory action prohibited
- § 40.1-33.6:7
- (Effective July 1, 2027) Enforcement; civil penalties; civil actions
- Article 5. Safety Provisions
- § 40.1-44.2
- Standards for heat illness prevention
- Chapter 5. Child Labor
- § 40.1-100
- Certain employment prohibited or limited
