What Virginia law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
Who to call in Virginia
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Labor and Employment Law Division (Payment of Wage Unit)Unpaid wages and state labor complaints. Start a complaint
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionUnpaid wages and overtime, PUMP Act, FMLA. Contact · 1-866-487-9243
OSHAPrivate-employer safety complaints, and retaliation for raising safety (30 days under the OSH Act). Public employees: see Unions and public employers. Contact
Quit or fired, you are owed all wages for work done before you left, by the date you would have been paid if you were still employed.
Who it covers: Employees of Virginia employers.
Limits and exceptions to know (the law may have others; read the source):
A lawsuit to recover unpaid wages under this section has to be filed within three years. (Va. Code § 40.1-29(M))
"Upon termination of employment an employee shall be paid all wages due him for work performed prior thereto; such payment shall be made on or before the date on which he would have been paid for such work had his employment not been terminated."
For Virginia we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, staffing ratios, plans and committees, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean Virginia has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.