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Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote or otherwise retaliating against a prospective or current employee for not providing wage or salary history or requesting a wage or salary range; (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range; and (vi) failing to set a wage or salary range in good faith. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Feb 10, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB636-Maldonado) (Voice Vote)
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1164)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103969D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB636-Maldonado) (Voice Vote)