VA SB685 | 2024 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Foward to future SB685

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers; civil action; civil penalty. Provides that (i) an employer that violates requirements in existing law relating to the minimum wage, payment of wages and salaries, or overtime pay or (ii) a warehouse employer, as defined in the bill, that violates the bill's provisions shall be liable to an impacted employee for certain remedies, damages, and other relief as specified in the bill. The bill requires a warehouse employer to provide each warehouse employee, as defined in the bill, a written description of each performance standard to which such employee is subject and of any potential adverse employment action that may result from such employee's failure to meet such performance standard. The bill prohibits a warehouse employer from taking adverse action against a warehouse employee for such employee's use of a bathroom facility. The bill provides that a warehouse employer that violates the bill's provisions relating to warehouse employers is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation.

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Title

Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers, civil action.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-05SenateContinued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2024-01-18SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-01-18SenatePresented and ordered printed 24105407D

Same As/Similar To

SB685 (Carry Over) 2024-02-05 - Continued to 2025 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
222751(n/a)See Bill Text
40128.12(n/a)See Bill Text
40129(n/a)See Bill Text
40129.2(n/a)See Bill Text
40129.3(n/a)See Bill Text
53140.02(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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