No person shall discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed a safety or health complaint or has testified or otherwise acted to exercise rights under the safety and health provisions of this title for themselves or others.
Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-51.2:1
Discrimination against employee for exercising rights prohibited
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 477 F. Supp. 2d 727 - McFarland v. Virginia Retirement Services of Chesterfield, L.L.C. (2007)
Most recently applied in 167 F. Supp. 3d 795 - Supinger v. Virginia (March 2016)
1979, c. 354.
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Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.