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Panel advances bill to harmonize wage-theft remedies, extend limitations for civil-rights claims
Summary
HB 2,561 would harmonize damages and procedures across Virginia wage-theft laws, set a three-year statute of limitations for wage claims and misclassification, and extend human-rights act time limits; the panel reported the bill with broad support from labor groups and little opposition.
Chair Lopez and Delegate LeVar Bolling (chairing portions of the hearing) presented HB 2,561, a package to harmonize and update worker-protection statutes. The bill would make damages (including treble damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees) consistent across wage-payment, minimum-wage and overtime…
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