VA SB758

Requires solar developers building facilities greater than 5 megawatts to pay workers the prevailing wage rate for construction work, effective for contracts entered on or after July 1, 2026

Establishes civil penalties of $5,000 per underpaid employee for prevailing wage violations, increasing to $10,000 per employee for intentional violations

Mandates that beginning July 1, 2027, at least 15% of total construction labor hours must be performed by qualified apprentices participating in registered apprenticeship programs

Requires solar developers employing four or more construction workers to hire at least one qualified apprentice

Imposes apprenticeship violation penalties of $50 per non-compliant labor hour, increasing to $500 per hour for intentional violations, with annual compliance reporting required to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry