Item 349 | First Year - FY2025 | Second Year - FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation of Business Practices (55200) | $2,253,355 | $2,253,355 |
| Labor Law Services (55206) | FY2025 $2,253,355 | FY2026 $2,253,355 |
| Fund Sources: | ||
| General | FY2025 $2,253,355 | FY2026 $2,253,355 |
Authority: Title 40.1, Chapters 1, 3, 4, and 5, Code of Virginia.
A. Out of the amounts in this item, $843,442 the first year and $843,442 the second year from the general fund is provided to support additional positions within the Labor and Employment Law Division, including one attorney, one supervisor, one administrative staff, and five investigators.
B.1. The Department shall report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, by November 1 of each year on the state's minimum wage program, including, but not limited to, the number of (i) customer contacts concerning minimum wage, (ii) minimum wage claims processed, (iii) cases with wages collected, (iv) cases with claims ruled invalid, (v) cases with final orders issued, and (vi) cases cleared within 90 days.
2. The Department shall report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, by November 1 of each year on the state's anti-discrimination in payment of wage program, including, but not limited to, the number of (i) customer contacts concerning discrimination involving payment of wage complaints or proceedings, (ii) payment of wage discrimination complaints processed, (iii) meritorious complaints with payment of wage discrimination resolved with either reinstatement or recovery of lost wages, (iv) non meritorious complaints, i.e. cases with no adverse action or no protected activity, and (v) cases taken to court.
3. The Department shall report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, by November 1 of each year on the state's anti-discrimination in worker misclassification program, including, but not limited to, the number of (i) customer contacts concerning discrimination involving worker misclassification, (ii) discrimination in worker misclassification claims processed, (iii) meritorious complaints with worker misclassification wage discrimination resolved with either reinstatement and/or recovery of lost wages, (iv) non meritorious complaints, i.e. cases with no adverse action or no protected activity, and (v) cases taken to court.
4. The Department shall report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, by November 1 of each year on the state's prevailing wage rate program, including, but not limited to, the number of (i) contacts from state agencies to determine the proper prevailing wage, (ii) prevailing wage determinations for the involved planning district calculated using Davis-Bacon rates for the cities and counties within the planning district, and (iii) contractor provided scale of pay and fringe benefits certified and received.
C. Out of this appropriation, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the department to hire an additional compliance officer for child labor law violation enforcement.