• Virginia has enacted laws prohibiting certain noncompete agreements for healthcare professionals and restricting the enforceability of noncompete agreements for discharged employees.
• HB1 and SB1 establish a multiyear schedule to increase Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by January 1, 2028, with further adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index starting in 2029.
• SB790 introduces health insurance coverage for menopause and perimenopause symptoms.

Limitations on Noncompete Agreements for Discharged Employees (SB170)

Governor Spanberger recently signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 170 (Chapter 883), which prohibits an employer from enforcing a noncompete covenant with an employee who is discharged and not offered severance, unless the employer discharged the employee for cause. Virginia’s preexisting limitations on the use of noncompete agreements with so-called “low-wage” workers remain.

Ogletree Deakins’ article, “Virginia Further Limits Noncompete Agreements,” specifically covers Virginia’s latest restrictions on noncompete agreements for discharged employees in detail.

Prohibited and Exempted Health Care Noncompete Agreements (SB128)

Newly enacted SB 128 (Chapter 1114) broadens the existing ban on “low-wage” covenants not to compete to include all “health care professionals.” Current Virginia law restricts noncompete agreements only for low-wage employees or those classified as nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The law now prohibits employers...

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