VA HB325 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions. Provides that an employer that violates minimum wage or overtime provisions is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Such actions are required to be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued.
Title
Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | House | Left in Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Rereferred to Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-16 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-15 | House | Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103059D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 28.12 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 29 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 29.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 29.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
