Virginia’s 2020 Values Act substantially expanded the Virginia Human Rights Act, producing one of the more significant state-law realignments of recent years. Damages exposure under state law now materially exceeds what prior Virginia common law recognized.
Federal contractor compensation
Northern Virginia federal-contractor plaintiffs face compensation with cost-plus-fee structures, security-clearance premiums, and burden-adjusted rate components that affect how lost earnings are reconstructed. Classified-program premiums may not appear in standard BLS data and require separate sourcing.
Financial services and technology
Richmond-area financial-services executives face Fortune 500 compensation with deferred-cash and performance-share-unit components. Northern Virginia technology plaintiffs, including those at major cloud-infrastructure employers, face RSU-heavy compensation. Each component is modeled as a distinct line item.
Worklife & discount-rate notes
Virginia's federal-contractor, technology, financial-services, and military-adjacent sectors produce distinct compensation structures. Northern Virginia federal contractor and technology plaintiffs face cost-plus-fee, security-cleared, and equity-heavy compensation; Richmond-area financial-services plaintiffs face Fortune 500 executive structures; Norfolk-area defense and shipbuilding plaintiffs face program-specific compensation.
