Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2.1 – . Paid Sick Leave.
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| § 40.1-33.3 | Definitions. |
| § 40.1-33.4 | Accrual of paid sick leave. |
| § 40.1-33.5 | Use of paid sick leave. |
| § 40.1-33.6 | Retaliatory action prohibited. |
Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 40.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2.1 - . Paid Sick Leave.
- Board: means the Safety and Health Codes Board. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Department: means the Department of Labor and Industry. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Employee: means a home health worker who works on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
- Employer: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, receiver, trustee, or trustee in bankruptcy doing business in or operating within this Commonwealth who employs another to work for wages, salaries, or on commission and shall include any similar entity acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Virginia Code 40.1-2
- Family member: means :
1. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Home health worker: means an individual who provides personal care, respite, or companion services to an individual who receives consumer-directed services under the state plan for medical assistance services. See Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
- in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
- Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
- Paid sick leave: means leave that is compensated at the same hourly rate and with the same benefits, including health care benefits, as an employee normally earns during hours worked and is provided by an employer to an employee for the purposes described in § Virginia Code 40.1-33.3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245