                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED (§ 2.2-2901.1)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Age&#8221; means being an individual who is at least 40 years of age.
			&#8220;Military status&#8221; means status as (i) a member of the uniformed
forces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. &#xA7; 101(a)(5), of the United States or a
reserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. &#xA7; 10101, (ii) a veteran as
defined in 38 U.S.C. &#xA7; 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 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.
			&#8220;Religion&#8221; 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.

B. No state agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or
instrumentality of the Commonwealth shall discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or
related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or military status.

C. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (i) discrimination in
employment on the basis of (a) sex or age in those instances when sex or age is
a bona fide occupational qualification for employment or (b) disability when
using the alternative application process provided for in &#xA7; 2.2-1213 or
(ii) providing preference in employment to veterans.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1137, 1140; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 218, 477, 478; 2022, c.
799.