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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1137<\/a> and 1140<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapter 799<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64974,"section_number":"2.2-1213","catch_line":"Alternative application for employment for persons with a disability; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1213\/"}],"permalink":{"id":175923,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80283,"identifier":"2.2-2901.1","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/29\/2.2-2901.1","url":"\/2.2-2901.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2901.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/29\/2.2-2901.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employment discrimination prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2901.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Age<\/span>” means being an individual who is at least 40 years of age<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Military status<\/span>” means status as (i) a member of the uniformed forces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a reserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C. § 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the individual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged action that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this section instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.\n\t\t\t“Religion<\/span>” includes any outward expression of religious faith, including adherence to religious dressing and grooming practices and the carrying or display of religious items or symbols. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No state agency<\/span>, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or instrumentality of the Commonwealth shall discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion<\/span>, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age<\/span>, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (i) discrimination in employment on the basis of (a) sex or age<\/span> in those instances when sex or age<\/span> is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment or (b) disability when using the alternative application process provided for in § 2.2-1213<\/a> or (ii) providing preference in employment to veterans. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED (\u00a7 2.2-2901.1)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Age” means being an individual who is at least 40 years of age.\n\t\t\t“Military status” means status as (i) a member of the uniformed\nforces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a\nreserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as\ndefined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C.\n§ 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the\nindividual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged\naction that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this\nsection instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief\nunder 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.\n\t\t\t“Religion” includes any outward expression of religious faith,\nincluding adherence to religious dressing and grooming practices and the\ncarrying or display of religious items or symbols.\n\nB. No state agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or\ninstrumentality of the Commonwealth shall discriminate in employment on the\nbasis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or\nrelated medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation,\ngender identity, or military status.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (i) discrimination in\nemployment on the basis of (a) sex or age in those instances when sex or age is\na bona fide occupational qualification for employment or (b) disability when\nusing the alternative application process provided for in § 2.2-1213 or\n(ii) providing preference in employment to veterans.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1137, 1140; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 218, 477, 478; 2022, c.\n799.","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}}