Virginia House Bill 348 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-09 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties. Expands Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties. Expands provisions of the Code that currently require one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for home health workers to cover all employees of private employers and state and local governments. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to previously accrued paid sick leave and that employees retain their accrued sick leave under any successor employer. The bill allows employers to provide a more generous paid sick leave policy than prescribed by its provisions. Employees, in addition to using paid sick leave for their physical or mental illness or to care for a family member, may use paid sick leave for their need for services or relocation due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. The bill provides that certain health care workers who work no more than 30 hours per month may waive the right to accrue and use paid sick leave. The bill also provides that employers are not required to provide paid sick leave to certain health care workers who are employed on a pro re nata, or as-needed, basis, regardless of the number of hours worked. The bill requires the Commissioner to promulgate regulations regarding employee notification and employer recordkeeping requirements. The bill authorizes the Commissioner, in the case of a knowing violation, to subject an employer to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 for the first violation, $300 for the second violation, and $500 for each successive violation. The Commissioner may institute proceedings on behalf of an employee to enforce compliance with the provisions of this bill. Additionally, an aggrieved employee is authorized to bring a civil action against the employer in which he may recover double the amount of any unpaid sick leave and the amount of any actual damages suffered as the result of the employer's violation. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.

Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

Del. Dan Helmer [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Del. Phil Hernandez [D]

2024-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-09	House	Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote
2024-02-07	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
2024-02-02	House	Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
2024-02-01	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2024-02-01	House	Incorporates HB256 (Mundon King)
2024-02-01	House	Committee substitute printed 24106956D-H1
2024-02-01	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2024-01-05	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-05	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104467D

HB348 (Carry Over) 2024-02-09 - Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	33.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	33.5:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	33.5:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	33.6	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	33.6:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+sum+HB348
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+ful+HB348+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+ful+HB348H1+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+oth+HB348F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?251+vot+H14C0078+HB0348