Virginia § 40.1-51.4:5 Immunity of employees for reporting threatening conduct

Virginia Statutes

§ 40.1-51.4:5 — Immunity of employees for reporting threatening conduct

Virginia § 40.1-51.4:5

Title 40.1LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Ch. 3PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES

Art. 5SAFETY PROVISIONS

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Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-51.4:5 (2026).

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A.Any employee who, in good faith with reasonable cause and without malice, truthfully reports threatening conduct by a person employed at the same workplace shall be immune from all civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as the result of making such a report.

B.As used in subsection A, "threatening conduct" means any conduct that would place a person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.

C.The immunity provided by this section shall not abrogate any other immunity that an employee may be entitled to assert.

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A. Any employee who, in good faith with reasonable cause and without malice, truthfully reports threatening conduct by a person employed at the same workplace shall be immune from all civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as the result of making such a report.

B. As used in subsection A, "threatening conduct" means any conduct that would place a person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury.

C. The immunity provided by this section shall not abrogate any other immunity that an employee may be entitled to assert.