Plaintiff seeks to recover damages from her employer for employment discrimination and sexual harassment. Plaintiff states in her complaint that the acts of the defendant are so outrageous that punitive damages are due up to and including attorney fees.
Discrimination Definition By Authors In Virginia
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If the court or jury finds that unlawful discrimination has occurred, the court or jury may award to the plaintiff, as the prevailing party, compensatory and punitive damages and the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs and may grant as relief any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining ...
Discrimination means treating someone 'less favourably' than someone else, because of: age. disability. gender reassignment. marriage and civil partnership.
§ 2.2-3908. An aggrieved person may commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against such person in violation of this chapter.
Inform an individual who is asked to supply personal information about himself whether he is legally required, or may refuse, to supply the information requested, and also of any specific consequences that are known to the agency of providing or not providing the information.
§ 2.2-3900. Short title; declaration of policy Protect citizens of the Commonwealth against unfounded charges of unlawful discrimination.
Protections from Discrimination – Va. Code § 2.2-3909 Employers also may not, in response to a request for a reasonable accommodation for pregnancy: ➢ take adverse actions against an employee; ➢ deny employment or promotions; or ➢ require an employee to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided.
§ 2.2-4000. Short title; purpose The purpose of this chapter is to supplement present and future basic laws conferring authority on agencies either to make regulations or decide cases as well as to standardize court review thereof save as laws hereafter enacted may otherwise expressly provide.