TITLE 40.1. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT.

§ 40.1-2 amended.
Commissioner of Labor and Industry. Provides that any reference to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall include his authorized representatives, except where the context clearly indicates the contrary. The bill allows the Commissioner to appoint a designated representative to carry out functions assigned to the Commissioner. Under current law, the Commissioner can appoint designated representatives in the occupational safety and health area, but his ability to make such appointments in other areas is not explicit. HB 687; CH. 294.

§ 40.1-4.1. See § 2.2-608; SB 6.

§ 40.1-6. See § 2.2-2407; SB 363.

§§ 32.1-127.1:03 and 40.1-8 amended.
Department of Labor and Industry; disclosure of information. Directs licensed emergency medical services agencies to release to the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, or his designee, certain prehospital patient care reports when such records are requested for a patient who has suffered an injury, disability, or death resulting from an accident or illness while engaged in his employment. The Commissioner shall only disclose such information in compliance with federal regulations and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. SB 136; CH. 163.

§ 40.1-28.5. See § 18.2-341; SB 659.

§ 40.1-29 amended.
Payment of wages and salaries; prepaid debit cards. Eliminates the requirement that payments of wages by prepaid debit cards be deposited into a trust account. Payments of wages by credit to prepaid debit cards or card accounts are specifically authorized, provided the employee affirmatively consents and the employer discloses any applicable fees. HB 472; CH. 358.