Virginia employers are no longer permitted to require "low wage workers" to sign noncompete agreements as a condition of employment. Most employment-based laws (such as wage-and-hour, fair-employment and the like) are applied according to the state in which an individual works.Now, employees may bring state law employment discrimination claims against any employer with more than fifteen employees. You are free to take the new employment. The Virginia employer cannot enforce the non-compete in California. Customer. It does not matter where you were born or what your legal status is. A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. Employees are protected under the Virginia Values Act, the Virginia CROWN Act, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). It does not matter where you were born or what your legal status is. Get a federal employer identification number from the IRS.