Virginia Labor Guidance
Free plain-English summaries of opinion letters, administrative policies, and interpretive notices from Virginia's labor agency, with the current status and the official source on every page.
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Local Government Union Requirements and Employee Protections
This is the newest chapter of DOLI's Field Operations Manual, added in 2025 to explain how Virginia's private-sector labor-organization protections now extend to local government employers and employe…
Payment of Wage
This Field Operations Manual chapter is DOLI's most detailed, covering how it enforces Virginia's Payment of Wage Law (§ 40.1-29) and Overtime Wage Act (§ 40.1-29.2): required pay-period frequency and…
Garnishment
This Field Operations Manual chapter explains Virginia's garnishment law (Code of Virginia §§ 34-29 and 34-33): how much of an employee's "disposable earnings" a creditor can reach in a pay period, th…
Payment for Medical Exams as a Condition of Employment
This Field Operations Manual chapter explains Virginia Code § 40.1-28, which bars employers from requiring an employee or applicant to pay for a medical examination (including drug or TB tests) or for…
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These are official interpretive documents from Virginia's labor agency: opinion letters answering questions from employers and workers, administrative policies, and interpretive notices. They show how the agency applies wage-and-hour and workplace law to real situations, but they are guidance, not statutes or court decisions, and the agency can supersede or withdraw them. Every page above shows the document's current status, when that status was last verified, and a link to the official source.