Virginia Senate Bill 661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-07 - Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 6-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Payment of wages. Removes the exemptions that exclude newsboys, shoe shine boys, ushers, doormen, concession attendants, and theater cashiers from the Virginia Minimum Wage Act (Act). The Act's exclusion for babysitters is limited to those not employed more than 10 hours per week. The spouse, children, and parents of an individual employer are excluded from the definition of "employee" under the Act. The measure eliminates the Act's exclusion for persons employed by an employer that does not have four or more employees. The measure requires a court to award attorney fees incurred by an employee who is awarded judgment in an action for a violation of the Act; currently, awarding such fees is permitted but not required. The measure expands the information an employer is required to provide to its employees when wages are paid. Finally, the bill authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings and take enforcement action against an employer if he has reason to believe that the employer has engaged in a pattern or practice of violations.

Wages; removes exemptions that exclude newsboys, shoe shine boys, etc., from Va. Minimum Wage Act.

Sen. Frank Wagner [R]

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2018-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-07	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 6-N 1-A)
2018-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2018-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100922D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	28.12	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	28.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	29	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB661
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB661+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S02V0116+SB0661