Several new wage and workplace protections for employees have taken effect this month in Virginia. The new 2026 legislative package introduces pay transparency requirements, limits the enforceability of certain non-compete agreements, extends anti-discrimination protections to employees of smaller employers, strengthens remedies for wage theft and worker misclassification, and establishes new safeguards for volunteer emergency responders. Pay Transparency and Salary History Restrictions Beginning July 1, Virginia Senate Bill 215 and House Bill 636 prohibit employers from
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