Virginia has enacted a landmark law allowing certain criminal convictions to be sealed from public view, effective July1, 2026. Individuals with qualifying misdemeanor or low-level felony convictions can petition to have their recordssealed, making them inaccessible…
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Virginia Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants
Effective July 1, 2015, employers in Virginia will be prohibited from requiring, requesting, or causing a current or prospective employee to disclose the username and password to the individual’s social media account. The new law also prohibits employers from…
It May Not be a Matter of ‘If,’ but ‘When’ for Private Employers in the Commonwealth – Virginia ‘Bans the Box’ for Many State Employment Applications
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has issued Executive Order #41, thereby adding Virginia to the growing list of jurisdictions (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey,…
Class Action Trends in Virginia: Employment Background Reports
Forty percent of the consumer class actions filed in Virginia in 2014 alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) relate to background reports for employment purposes. With one exception, all of the cases are against consumer reporting…