Groundworks Operations, LLC v. Campbell

PRESENT: All the Justices GROUNDWORKS OPERATIONS, LLC F/K/A JES OPERATIONS, LLC, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 241092 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH December 30, 2025 JOSEPH CAMPBELL, ET AL. FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA In this appeal we must determine whether the wage theft statute, Code § 40.1-29, covers commissions. The language of the statute specifically lists wages and salaries, but it does not expressly apply to commissions. The trial court held that Code § 40.1-29 did not apply to commissions. The Court of Appeals disagreed and reversed. We conclude that the language of the…