                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISCHARGING EMPLOYEE FOR SERVICE ON BOARD PROHIBITED; CIVIL PENALTY (§
15.2-1201.1)

A board member in Buchanan County shall not be discharged from employment as a
result of his absence from employment due to attendance at regular board
meetings upon giving reasonable notice to his employer of such absence. Any
employer violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil
penalty of up to $2,500.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 613, § 15.1-539.1; 2019, c. 632.