Virginia House Bill 403 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-30 - Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Safe days for employees. Requires private employers to allow an employee safe days, with pay, if the employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking or is a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Employers are required to provide employees with four safe days per year if the employee has fewer than 120 consecutive months of employment with the employer and five safe days if the employee has 120 or more consecutive months of employment with the employer. "Safe days" are leave from work that is used to allow the employee to obtain for the employee or the employee's family member, as applicable, (i) medical attention needed to recover from physical or psychological injury or disability caused by domestic violence or sexual assault; (ii) psychological or other counseling; (iii) relocation due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or (iv) legal services. Employers are prohibited from discharging or discriminating against an employee because the employee exercises the right to safe days. Employees may bring a private action against an employer that violated these provisions.

Safe days for employees; private employers required to allow days.

Del. Mark Keam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	House	Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2020-01-02	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-01-02	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102681D

HB403 (Carry Over) 2020-01-30 - Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	28.7:7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB403
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB403+hil