{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-61","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 40.1-61","heading":"Employers not to require abstention from membership or officeholding in union","body":"No person shall be required by an employer to abstain or refrain from membership in, or holding office in, any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment.Code 1950, § 40-71; 1970, c. 321; 2002, c. 422.","path":["Title 40.1. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","Chapter 4. LABOR UNIONS, STRIKES, ETC","Article 3. DENIAL OR ABRIDGEMENT OF RIGHT TO WORK"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/40.1-61/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:09Z","sha256":"985c7b7cbe065d677edc25eaf9bbd3ecf2dfe40250fd3a3437fecc4586600b76","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-60","next":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}