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type: "Bill"
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title: "Misclassification of workers; cause of action."
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description: "Misclassification of workers; cause of action. Authorizes an individual who has not been properly classified as an employee to bring a civil action for damages against his employer for failing to properly classify the employee if the employer had knowledge of the individual's misclassification. The court may award damages in the amount of any wages, salary, employment benefits, including expenses incurred by the employee that would otherwise have been covered by insurance, or other compensation lost to the individual, a reasonable attorney fee, and the costs incurred by the employee in bringing the action. The measure provides that an individual who performs services for a person for remuneration shall be presumed to be an employee unless it is shown that the individual is an independent contractor as determined under the Internal Revenue Service guidelines. This bill is identical to SB 894."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 984"
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citation: "Virginia HB 984 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Karrie K. Delaney"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-03-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2027bb3e-bcd5-477c-aacb-1223cd4f9f58"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB984"
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source_hash: "4385676822d6d2309985403cfea6fa1abbb44b1b8defd97a3c2a758829c08ecb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 984 (2020) — Misclassification of workers; cause of action.
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Misclassification of workers; cause of action. Authorizes an individual who has not been properly classified as an employee to bring a civil action for damages against his employer for failing to properly classify the employee if the employer had knowledge of the individual's misclassification. The court may award damages in the amount of any wages, salary, employment benefits, including expenses incurred by the employee that would otherwise have been covered by insurance, or other compensation lost to the individual, a reasonable attorney fee, and the costs incurred by the employee in bringing the action. The measure provides that an individual who performs services for a person for remuneration shall be presumed to be an employee unless it is shown that the individual is an independent contractor as determined under the Internal Revenue Service guidelines. This bill is identical to SB 894.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0203)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB984ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB984ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB984)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB984)
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## Votes
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- Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (69-Y 30-N) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Karrie K. Delaney — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105116D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-16** Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-30** Reported from Labor and Commerce (19-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-05** Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-05** VOTE: Passage (69-Y 30-N)
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- **2020-02-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB984)
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- **2020-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-06** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-17** Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-25** Impact statement from DPB (HB984ER)
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- **2020-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-26** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-03** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2020
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- **2020-03-03** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
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- **2020-03-10** Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2027bb3e-bcd5-477c-aacb-1223cd4f9f58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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