VA HB551 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-05 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-05 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 9-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Nonpayment of wages; private action. Provides that an employee has a private cause of action against an employer who fails to pay wages to recover the amount of wages due plus interest at eight percent annually from the date the wages were due. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages, the court shall award the employee reasonable attorney fees and other costs. If the court finds that the employer's failure to pay wages was willful and with intent to defraud the employee, the court shall also award the employee three times the amount of wages due.
Title
Nonpayment of wages; private cause of action by an employee.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-02-05 - House - House: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 9-N) (Y: 9 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-05 | House | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (9-Y 9-N) |
2018-01-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
2018-01-24 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2018-01-18 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2018-01-18 | House | Referred from Commerce and Labor by voice vote |
2018-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2018-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101230D |