Attorney General Mark Herring creates Virginia’s first worker protection unit
The unit will focus on investigating, stopping and prosecuting those who engage in worker exploitation
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RICHMOND, Va. – Attorney General Mark Herring announced Wednesday the designation of the Virginia Attorney General’s first Worker Protection Unit, a multidisciplinary team of prosecutors and attorneys within the Office of Attorney General. It will be led by a dedicated criminal prosecutor, that will focus on investigating, stopping and prosecuting individuals and businesses who unlawfully engage in worker exploitation, in addition to educating Virginia workers on their rights.
As its first area of focus, the team will focus on worker misclassification, wage theft and payroll fraud as well as work to coordinate efforts across state government with the goal of bringing cases and enforcement actions to stop worker exploitation.