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Subcommittee advances technical fix to make wage-protection law clearly apply to school employees
2152896 · January 23, 2025
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Summary
Lawmakers voted to report HB 2,098 with a substitute after testimony that statutory language and a circuit court decision created uncertainty about whether school employees could recover withheld wages; the substitute was approved 5–2.
The subcommittee considered HB 2,098, a technical amendment intended to clarify that existing Virginia wage-protection statutes apply to school employees, and voted to report the bill with a substitute by a 5–2 vote.
Sponsor Delegate Maldonado said the bill updates statutory language to correct two technical issues raised by school attorneys…
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