Definition of employee. Not specified.
Definition of employer. All private and public employers are covered under Virginia's Human Rights Act.
Prohibited employment discrimination. Employers are prohibited from basing hiring or employment decisions on the following discriminatory bases; race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability or genetic characteristics. In addition, no one employing more than five but less than 15 employees may discharge any employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or age if the employee is 40 years of age or older.
Prohibited discrimination based on sex or gender includes discrimination because of, or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Arrest records. Employers may not require that job applicants disclose information about arrests or criminal charges that have been expunged from the applicant's record.
Fair Employment Contracting Act. Contracting agencies must not engage in unlawful discriminatory practices in the awarding of contracts.
Crime victims and court attendance. Effective July 1, 2007, employers are required to allow an employee who is the victim of a crime to leave work to exercise his or her right to be present at criminal proceedings related to the crime. Employers are not required to compensate employees for the time away from work. An employer may limit the leave if it creates an undue hardship. An employer cannot refuse to hire or employ, cannot bar or discharge from employment, and cannot otherwise discriminate in terms of employment against an individual who is a crime victim based on the person's exercising of his or her right to leave work to attend a criminal proceeding.
Recordkeeping/posting requirements. Not specified.