Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer." Waives the Commonwealth's sovereign immunity to a civil action under the definition of "person" in relevant law. The bill also expands the definition of "employer" as it relates to the requirement to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities under the Virginia Human Rights Act to include any government or political subdivision, or agent of such government or political subdivision, employing more than five employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. The bill also reduces the number of employees from 15 to five for the definition of employer of domestic workers.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104820D: 2.2-3901, 2.2-3905, 2.2-3905.1
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107379D-S1: 2.2-3905, 2.2-3905.1
Senate: Printed as engrossed 24107379D-ES1: 2.2-3905, 2.2-3905.1
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB570ER): 2.2-3905, 2.2-3905.1