VA Overtime Law Threatens Employer Damages
Virginia’s New Overtime Law Threatens Double and Treble Damages For Employers Who Don’t Pay Up Monday, May 10, 2021 Following the flood of employee-friendly legislation during the Virginia General Assembly’s 2020 session, which included a significantly strengthened wage payment law that we previously discussed, the 2021 session resulted in the passage of yet another new wage-related law that employers need to be aware of. This new law – the “Virginia Overtime Wage Act” – goes into effect on July 1, 2021 and will usher in the first overtime pay requirement in Virgini...