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Virginia Overtime Wage Act VOWA, becomes effective July 1, 2021, and will alter employers’ wage & hour obligations in Virginia. At first glance, VOWA appears to track federal law under Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA, but differs in method to calculate regular rate of pay, statute of limitations
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Virginia Overtime Wage Act imposes a state law obligation to pay overtime and expands upon the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in several important areas. NEW LEGAL LANDSCAPE Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently signed into law the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (the Act), which becomes effective on July 1, 2021. Prior to the Act’s passage, Virginia did not have a state law governing overtime payments, and employees were left to rely solely on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Like the FLSA, the Act requires employ...
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...
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Wage and hour class actions continue to plague employers throughout the United States. Such claims and individual suits are always fertile ground for plaintiffs’ lawyers; however, employers of all sizes in the real estate industry can anticipate the variety of wage claims and employers’ strategies in response. Some of the most common areas employers in the real estate industry have exposure are paying the minimum wage and calculating time worked, among others. Minimum Wage Employers must follow federal minimum wage law (currently, $7.25 per hour for non-...
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 30, 2021 Governor Northam signed the “Virginia Overtime Wage Act” into law. This new legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, continues the Commonwealth’s pro-employee push and will create new wage and hour requirements and legal liability for employers in an area traditionally regulated under federal law. Calculating the Regular Rate of Pay The most significant impact of this legislation relates to how employers calculate the “regular rate of pay” for establishing wage and overtime requirements for ...