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The Virginia Retail Federation is the voice of retail in Virginia. They also represent the advocacy arm of sister organizations, InUnison and Retail Alliance.

Historically, the RMA has served Greater Richmond, and the Retail Alliance has served Greater Hampton Roads. The Virginia Retail Federation geographically expands the coverage areas to serve all of Virginia’s retailers. Staff lobbyists and outside paid lobbyists are working collectively with political contributions and grass-roots advocacy through the statewide VRF.

07/01/2026

New Virginia laws are live today, July 1. If you haven't reviewed your compliance checklist yet, now's the time. We also look ahead to what's coming in 2027 and 2028, so you can plan now instead of scrambling later.

Read the full checklist:

Most of Virginia’s 2026 business law package takes effect today. Here is a consolidated action checklist organized by business profile. Why it matters: Many of these items are modest updates that take an hour. A few are larger projects. The cost of skipping them ranges from civil penalties to priv...

06/30/2026

Big changes are coming for Virginia restaurants on July 1. The biggest? A reformed food-to-beverage ratio that removes the 45% requirement entirely for high food-revenue operations and adjusts the threshold for smaller venues, too. Plus, new food allergy posting rules and a to***co permitting transition to ABC.

Read the full breakdown below.

The 2026 General Assembly gave Virginia restaurants their most significant operational reform in years — plus new compliance requirements on food allergy disclosure and a transition of to***co permitting to ABC. Why it matters: Higher-revenue restaurants get meaningful operational flexibility unde...

06/28/2026

Five new consumer-facing laws came out of the 2026 General Assembly, and several take effect July 1. Gift card fraud protections, a ban on selling precise geolocation data, new rules around AI-generated voices and likenesses, auto-renewal shipping disclosures, and penny rounding procedures — each one requires at least a policy or process update before the deadline.

Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly enacted a cluster of consumer-facing changes that affect any business interacting with the public. Five of them deserve close attention. Why it matters: Penalties under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and related statutes may require operational adjustments .....

06/27/2026

Virginia just joined a very short list. After the 2026 General Assembly, the Commonwealth now has both a mandatory paid sick leave program and a state-administered paid family and medical leave insurance program: two separate laws, two separate timelines, one compliance landscape every Virginia employer needs to understand.

Both phase in over multiple years. Both interact with your existing PTO and short-term disability policies. Read more in our guide:

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06/26/2026

Virginia employment law looks different after the 2026 General Assembly and businesses are feeling it first. Eight changes are working their way through a multi-year timeline, with the first deadlines hitting July 1.

Read our full breakdown before they start taking effect next week:

Last week we covered Virginia’s biggest hiring-related change: the new pay transparency law. This week, the broader picture.

06/25/2026

Is your hiring process ready for July 1? New Virginia law requires every employer, no matter the size, to include a wage or salary range in job postings, and bans asking applicants about their pay history. Penalties can reach $5,000 per violation, and employees have the right to sue.

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06/12/2026

🚨 Virginia's 2026 General Assembly passed the most consequential business law package in years, and most of it takes effect July 1.

Pay transparency, expanded discrimination claim windows, paid family leave preparation, new restaurant and consumer protection rules: the list is long, and some changes apply to businesses as small as FIVE employees.

This is the first in an eight-part series. Over the next four weeks, VRF will publish deep dives on every change that requires action from your business. Start here:

Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly produced one of the most consequential business law packages in years — and most of it takes effect on July 1.

04/09/2026

Governor Spanberger has signed legislation incrementally raising Virginia's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028.

Key dates:
📅 Now: $12.77/hour (effective January 1, 2026)
📅 January 1, 2027: $13.75/hour
📅 January 1, 2028: $15.00/hour

🔗 Read the full press release here:

Abigail D. Spanberger, Commonwealth, Governor of Virginia, governor, virginia, VA

03/17/2026

The 2026 General Assembly has officially adjourned sine die. Read our full report to learn what that means for Virginia businesses.

The 2026 session of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die Saturday. The Governor has until 11:59 p.m. on April 13 to sign, veto, or recommend amendments to the legislation. Should she take no action by the deadline, the legislation will automatically become law. The General Assembly will....

03/13/2026

🚨 URGENT ACTION ALERT 🚨 A bill moving through the Virginia General Assembly right now could fundamentally change the rules of employment for every business in the Commonwealth — and not for the better.

House Bill 930 would dramatically expand Virginia's whistleblower protection statute well beyond protecting employees who report genuine wrongdoing. If passed, it creates serious, lasting risks for employers of every size, and we are joining a broad coalition of Virginia business organizations to oppose it.

The time to act is NOW. The bill's last action was in the Senate on March 12, which means there is still time to make an impact before a final vote.

We are asking you to take two minutes to contact your legislators and urge them to vote NO on HB 930.

👉 SEND A MESSAGE NOW:

HB930 will increase liability risk for all employers and undermine the basic tenets of at-will employment. Under the bill, a conversation with a co-worker about an alleged violation of state or federal law would be considered the equivalent of a report to an employer or supervisor. These reports do....

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