{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.2-1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 40.1-51.2:1","heading":"Discrimination against employee for exercising rights prohibited","body":"No person shall discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed a safety or health complaint or has testified or otherwise acted to exercise rights under the safety and health provisions of this title for themselves or others.1979, c. 354.","path":["Title 40.1. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","Chapter 3. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES","Article 5. SAFETY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/40.1-51.2:1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:09Z","sha256":"1fb18daa6dc4698d7a55f3680b1affc75fd4ba55514b1f185854726db78853d0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}