Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires paid sick leave for employees in Virginia.

Highlights:

• Requires that all employees in the state of Virginia accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and requires up to 40 hours of accrued sick leave to carry over into the following year (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that employees shall be assumed to work 40 hours per workweek for purposes of paid sick leave accrual (Sec. 1).

• Requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to previously accrued paid sick leave and that employees retain their accrued sick leave under any successor employer (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes employers to provide a more generous paid sick leave policy than that required by this section (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes employees to use paid sick leave to seek or obtain certain services or to relocate due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking (Sec. 1).

• Exempts certain health care workers who work no more than 30 hours per month from the right to accrue and use paid sick leave (Sec. 1).

• Establishes civil penalties against an employer who violates this section of up to $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second offense, and $500 for each subsequent offense (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring civil action against an employer to recover double the amount of any unpaid sick leave plus any actual damages (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that this Act takes effect July 1, 2027 (Sec. 2).

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