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  • DOLI COVID-19 Guidance

    DOLI’s Guidance for Employers to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 to Workers… Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • New CDC Guidelines for COVID-19

    New CDC Guidelines are currently under review by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health. The Department will be issuing an FAQ regarding how the new CDC guidance will impact enforcement. Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • Safety and Health Code Board Events

    Safety and Health Codes Board Public Hearing March 14, 2022 Safety and Health Codes Board Meeting March 21, 2022 Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • Revocation of the Virginia Standard 16VAC25-220

    On March 21, 2022, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted the final revocation of the Virginia Standard 16VAC25-220 for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (“Virginia Standard”). The revocation will be effective upon publication in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which is currently scheduled for March 23, 2022. The Department’s Guidance…

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  • Archive of the Revised Virginia Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of COVID-19

    NEW! On March 21, 2022, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted the final revocation of the Virginia Standard 16VAC25-220 for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19 (“Virginia Standard”). The revocation will be effective upon publication in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which is currently scheduled for March 23, 2022. NOTE: Violations…

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  • OSHA turns 50!

    Federal OSHA turns 50!  Learn more about the agency’s five decades of progress. Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • Notice of the Average Weekly Wage for 2022

    Pursuant to Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:8, the term “Low-wage employee” as applied to covenants not to compete has been calculated by the Virginia Employment Commission to include all employees and independent contractors who earn an average of less than $1,290 per week. Any employer who enters into, enforces, or threatens to enforce a covenant not…

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  • 2022 Minimum Wage Increase

    Effective January 1, 2022 the Virginia Minimum Wage will Increase to $11.00 an Hour. Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • Virginia Overtime Wage law

    July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, Va. Code § 40.1-29.2, goes into effect. This law requires employers in the Commonwealth to pay an overtime wage rate of one and a half times the regular rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. Was this article helpful?YesNo

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  • Labor Laws as of May 1, 2021

    On May 1, two new labor laws go into effect. First, the Virginia Minimum Wage will increase to $9.50 an hour.  See the Minimum Wage Notice for details. Claims for violations of the law can be filed using these forms English or (en Español) . The Virginia Prevailing Wage Law, pertaining to public contracts with…

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