Virginia Expands Non-Compete Agreement Protections for Employees

On April 21, 2025   /   Employment Law, Non-Compete Agreement, Virginia Employment Law   /   Leave a comment
Virginia Expands Non-Compete Agreement Protections for Employees

Beginning July 1, 2025, a significant change to Virginia employment law will take effect, further strengthening protections for workers across the Commonwealth. Under the newly enacted legislation, Senate Bill 1218, employers will be prohibited from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with any employee classified as non-exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), regardless of that employee’s income level. This marks a major expansion of Virginia’s existing non-compete restrictions, which since 2020 have

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AI News: Regulation of Employment & Consumer Systems Advances in Virginia

On March 17, 2025   /   Artificial Intelligence, Employment Law, Virginia Employment Law   /   Leave a comment
AI News: Regulation of Employment & Consumer Systems Advances in Virginia

The Virginia legislature recently passed a consumer protection bill designed to regulate AI decision-making systems and aims to prevent algorithmic bias. Artificial intelligence systems that make employment decisions, which would include recruitment, hiring, performance review, and termination decisions, are included in the bill. The Virginia High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act, H.B. 2094, targets businesses that develop, modify, or deploy high-risk AI within the state. The bill now moves to the governor for signature.

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