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It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1970, chapter 321.<\/p>","references":[{"id":363483,"section_number":"40.1-63","catch_line":"Recovery by individual unlawfully denied employment","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-63\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1447457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":363482,"identifier":"40.1-62","token":"40.1\/4\/3\/40.1-62","url":"\/40.1-62\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-62\/","token":"40.1\/4\/3\/40.1-62","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employer not to require payment of union dues, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-62","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">employer<\/span> shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYER NOT TO REQUIRE PAYMENT OF UNION DUES, ETC (\u00a7 40.1-62)\n\nNo employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or\ncontinuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees or other charges of any kind\nto any labor union or labor organization.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-72; 1970, c. 321.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}