Bill Text: VA HB160 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Veterans; workplace poster for benefits and services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0430) [HB160 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB160-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:11 as follows:
§40.1-28.7:11. Veterans benefits and services poster.
A. The Department shall, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Services, create and make available to all employers in the Commonwealth a poster describing benefits and services available to veterans. The poster shall, at a minimum, include information about the following benefits and services:
1. Department of Veterans Services' programs, contact information, and website address;
2. Substance abuse and mental health treatment services;
3. Educational, workforce, and training resources;
4. Tax benefits;
5. Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state or federal law;
6. Legal services; and
7. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Crisis Line.
B. Any employer in the Commonwealth may request from the Department and display the poster in the same location where other employee notices required by state or federal law are posted.
