Hancock Daniel has issued a client advisory discussing the new Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) which went into effect on July 1, 2021 and significantly modifies longstanding Virginia employment laws. Many Virginia employers who previously only needed to focus on compliance with federal wage and hour laws now must evaluate whether longstanding federal overtime exemptions remain available. The failure to review pay practices will create a risk of overtime violations and higher penalties under the VOWA. Specifically, employers who have utilized certain popular alternative wage calculation methods may be required to revise their compensation practices to comply with the VOWA.

Read the client advisory in its entirety: Show Me The Money: Paying Your Employees Correctly Under Virginia’s New Overtime Law (hancockdaniel.com, July 6, 2021)