HB 675 — Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty.
VA 20261 session
Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status; civil penalty. Prohibits an employer, including the Commonwealth and its agencies and political subdivisions, from using coercion or issuing a threat to an employee based on immigration status in furtherance of committing a violation of the Virginia Minimum Wage Act or provisions related to the payment of wages. An aggrieved employee is permitted to file a complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry within 180 days of the alleged coercive action or threat. The bill authorizes the Commissioner to investigate such complaints and, if the allegation is substantiated, to impose a civil penalty in the following amounts: (i) up to $5,000 for the first violation, (ii) up to $9,000 for the second violation, and (iii) up to $12,000 for any subsequent violation. The bill provides that any such penalty assessed shall be paid to the Commissioner for deposit into the General Fund. The bill also authorizes the Commissioner to seek injunctive relief as may be necessary for enforcement.
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Sponsors (21)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, VA) — sponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Katrina Callsen (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Margaret A. Franklin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Phil M. Hernandez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Alfonso H. Lopez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marcus B. Simon (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rodney T. Willett (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Saddam Azlan Salim (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (58)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adele Y. McClure (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Alfonso H. Lopez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Katrina Callsen (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Marcus B. Simon (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Margaret A. Franklin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Phil M. Hernandez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Rodney T. Willett (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Saddam Azlan Salim (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no