Effective July 30, 2025, 16VAC15-70, Local Government Union Requirements and Employee Protections, has been adopted as a final regulation. The regulation has been adopted in response to the 2020 legislative change allowing counties, cities, or towns to recognize labor unions pursuant to the adoption of relevant ordinance or resolution. The Department has promulgated this regulation to clarify that the statutes that currently apply to labor union elections, solicitation of union membership, and collection of union dues apply to local government public employers, employees, and labor organizations. The regulation can be reviewed on the Commonwealth Legislative Information System.
About the Agency:
It is the mission of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) to make Virginia a better place in which to live, work, and conduct business. DOLI’s Labor and Employment Law Division administers and enforces the laws of the Commonwealth that govern employee pay, the employment of children, and certain other statutes that relate to the workplace. Additional information about coverage and requirements under the new regulation can be obtained by contacting the Division at laborlaw@doli.virginia.gov.
