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Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 – Pay; Assignment of Wages; Sale of Merchandise to Employees

§ 40.1-29 Time and medium of payment; withholding wages; written statement of earnings; agreement for forfeiture of wages; proceedings to enforce compliance; penalties
§ 40.1-29.1 Investigations of employers for nonpayment of wages
§ 40.1-29.2 Employer liability
§ 40.1-29.3 Overtime for certain employees
§ 40.1-30 Registration of certain nonresident employers with Department
§ 40.1-31 Assignment of wages and salaries; requirements
§ 40.1-32 Partial assignments invalid
§ 40.1-33 Certain assignments not affected
§ 40.1-33.1 Retaliatory actions prohibited; civil penalty
§ 40.1-33.2 Discriminatory actions prohibited

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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - Pay; Assignment of Wages; Sale of Merchandise to Employees

  • Board: means the Safety and Health Codes Board. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Commission: means the Safety and Health Codes Board. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Domestic service: means services related to the care of an individual in a private home or the maintenance of a private home or its premises, on a permanent or temporary basis, including services performed by individuals such as companions, cooks, waiters, butlers, maids, valets, and chauffeurs. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Employee: means any person who, in consideration of wages, salaries or commissions, may be permitted, required or directed by any employer to engage in any employment directly or indirectly. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Employer: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, receiver, trustee, or trustee in bankruptcy doing business in or operating within this Commonwealth who employs another to work for wages, salaries, or on commission and shall include any similar entity acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255

Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 – 1. Paid Sick Leave

§ 40.1-33.3 Definitions
§ 40.1-33.4 Accrual of paid sick leave
§ 40.1-33.5 Use of paid sick leave
§ 40.1-33.6 Retaliatory action prohibited

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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - 1. Paid Sick Leave

  • Board: means the Safety and Health Codes Board. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Department: means the Department of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Employee: means a home health worker who works on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
  • Employer: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, receiver, trustee, or trustee in bankruptcy doing business in or operating within this Commonwealth who employs another to work for wages, salaries, or on commission and shall include any similar entity acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Family member: means :

    1. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Home health worker: means an individual who provides personal care, respite, or companion services to an individual who receives consumer-directed services under the state plan for medical assistance services. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Paid sick leave: means leave that is compensated at the same hourly rate and with the same benefits, including health care benefits, as an employee normally earns during hours worked and is provided by an employer to an employee for the purposes described in § 40. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 – 2. Organ Donation Leave

§ 40.1-33.7 Definitions
§ 40.1-33.8 Organ donation leave
§ 40.1-33.9 Employee’s right to benefits; restoration of position
§ 40.1-33.10 Health benefit plan; commission
§ 40.1-33.11 Retaliatory action prohibited
§ 40.1-33.12 Enforcement; civil penalty

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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - 2. Organ Donation Leave

  • Commission: means the Safety and Health Codes Board. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Eligible employee: means an individual who has requested that an employer provide organ donation leave and who, as of the date that the requested organ donation leave begins, will have been employed by that employer for at least (i) a 12-month period and (ii) 1,250 hours during the previous 12 months. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.7
  • Employee: means any person who, in consideration of wages, salaries or commissions, may be permitted, required or directed by any employer to engage in any employment directly or indirectly. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
  • employer: includes the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.7
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Organ donation leave: means leave of an eligible employee for the purpose of donating one or more of such employee's human organs, including bone marrow, to be medically transplanted into the body of another individual. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.7
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230