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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 625<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65041,"section_number":"2.2-2049","catch_line":"Requisites of apprentice agreement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2049\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83371,"section_number":"2.2-2046","catch_line":"Commissioner to administer article; requirements for certain programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2046\/"},{"id":68757,"section_number":"2.2-3900","catch_line":"Short title; declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83063,"identifier":"2.2-2048","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2048","url":"\/2.2-2048\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2048\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2048","dublin_core":{"Title":"Discrimination prohibitions for registered apprenticeship programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2048","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Human Rights Act (§ 2.2-3900<\/a> et seq.), for purposes of this article a sponsor<\/span> of a registered apprenticeship program shall not discriminate against an apprentice<\/span> or applicant for apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age if the age of the individual is 40 years of age or older, genetic information, or disability. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provisions of Title 40.1, it shall not be an unlawful practice for an employer<\/span> to fail or refuse to hire and employ any individual for any position in a registered apprenticeship program, or for any registered apprenticeship program to fail or refuse to accept or admit any individual to any registered apprenticeship program, if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The occupancy of such position, or access to the premises in or upon which any part of the duties of such position is performed or is to be performed, is subject to any requirement imposed in the interest of the national security of the United States under any security program in effect pursuant to or administered under any statute<\/span> of the United States or any Executive Order<\/span> of the President; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Such individual has not fulfilled or has ceased to fulfill any requirement set forth in subdivision 1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The sole remedy for a violation of subsection A shall be as provided in subdivision B 5 of § 2.2-2046<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISCRIMINATION PROHIBITIONS FOR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (\u00a7 2.2-2048)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Human Rights Act (§\n2.2-3900 et seq.), for purposes of this article a sponsor of a registered\napprenticeship program shall not discriminate against an apprentice or applicant\nfor apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex,\npregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, military status, sexual\norientation, gender identity, age if the age of the individual is 40 years of\nage or older, genetic information, or disability.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any provisions of Title 40.1, it shall not be an unlawful\npractice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire and employ any individual for\nany position in a registered apprenticeship program, or for any registered\napprenticeship program to fail or refuse to accept or admit any individual to\nany registered apprenticeship program, if:\n\n 1. The occupancy of such position, or access to the premises in or upon which\n any part of the duties of such position is performed or is to be performed, is\n subject to any requirement imposed in the interest of the national security of\n the United States under any security program in effect pursuant to or\n administered under any statute of the United States or any Executive Order of\n the President; and\n\n 2. Such individual has not fulfilled or has ceased to fulfill any requirement\n set forth in subdivision 1.\n\nC. The sole remedy for a violation of subsection A shall be as provided in\nsubdivision B 5 of § 2.2-2046.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}