Category: Virginia
General Contractor Sued for Independent Contractor Misclassification Along with Construction Subcontractor under Joint Employment Doctrine
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a case in Virginia in which construction workers allege that they were misclassified…
Virginia Attorney General Creates Worker Protection Unit to Protect Virginia Workers and Promote Fair Competition
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced the creation of the new Worker Protection Unit which will help protect…
Virginia Construction Alert: New Law Significantly Expands Wage Liability for General Contractors – Effective July 1, 2026
From JDSupra, John Greenhall and Lisa Wampler discuss a recently enacted statute in Virginia which makes general contractors…
New Wage Payment Liability Risks for Virginia’s General Contractors
From JDSupra, Raziye A. Henning and Laura Windsor discuss a new law in Virginia that imposes more…
Virginia Moves Toward State-Court Class Actions: A Major Shift with Significant Business Implications
From JDSupra, Thomas Burke, Alan Kaplinsky, and John Sadler discuss pending legislation in Virginia that would permit…
Virginia Siding Installer was Independent Contractor and Not Eligible for Workers Compensation Benefits
A worker who fell from his scaffolding while installing siding was an independent contractor and not eligible…
Bookkeeper for Virginia Common Interest Community Presumed to be an Independent Contractor
From JDSupra, Kevin Kernan, Kathryn Murphy, and Nasim Saeidi discuss changes in the laws of Virginia governing…
Understanding the New Rules of Independent Contractor Classification Law
From JDSupra, Brian Muse and Joshua Rogers provide an excellent analysis of the new independent contractor rule,…
Misclassification of workers brings stiff penalties in Virginia
From The Virginian Pilot, Joe Moriarty discusses some of the penalties in Virginia for misclassifying workers as…
Virginia Court Says Amazon Misclassified Driver and Must Pay Unemployment Taxes on Similar Workers
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that the Virginia Court of Appeals said that an Amazon Flex driver…
Virginia Independent Contractor Denied Workers Comp Benefits
Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports on a recent case in which Scott Brian Dunn (“Dunn”), the owner of…
US Department of Labor secures $278K in back wages, damages for construction workers misclassifed by construction staffing agency
The United States Department of Labor announced a consent judgement in which a construction staffing agency agreed…
