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Virginia has become the first Southern state to adopt a mandatory paid family medical leave (PFML) insurance program. Administered by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), eligible employees may receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave, with wage replacement of up to 80% of the employee’s average weekly wage, subject to a statutory cap. The program […]
SB 170 will void employee non-competes for workers who are laid off without severance or other compensation. According to the bill, this will apply to all involuntary terminations, except in “for-cause” terminations. These restrictions would apply to all non-compete agreements signed on or after July 1, 2026. Many employers incorporate non-compete agreements into their new […]
Virginia currently prohibits employers from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce non-compete agreements against “low-wage employees,” who were previously defined under the state’s non-compete statute as individuals who earn less than the Commonwealth’s average weekly wage. Effective July 1, 2025, the new law amends the definition of “low-wage employee” to mean employees who are […]