VA SB637

Lowers the employee threshold for Virginia Human Rights Act coverage from 15 employees to 5 employees for each working day in 20 or more calendar weeks, expanding workplace discrimination protections to smaller businesses

Extends the deadline to file discrimination complaints with the Office of Civil Rights from 300 days to two years from when the alleged discriminatory practice occurred

Expands the definition of "place of public accommodation" to explicitly include educational institutions for purposes of nondiscrimination protections

Eliminates separate employer thresholds that previously applied only to unlawful discharge claims, creating a uniform 5-employee standard for all employment discrimination claims

Clarifies language regarding age-based discrimination exceptions for minors, specifying that permitted discrimination must be "solely on the basis of such individual's age"