CHAP. 622.—An ACT for the protection of discharged employees.
Approved March 8, 1892.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That no corporation, manufacturer, or manufacturing
company doing business in this state, or any agent or
attorney of such corporation, manufacturer or manufac-
turing company, after having discharged any employee
from the service of such corporation, manufacturer, or
manufacturing company, shall willfully and maliciously
prevent or attempt to prevent, by word or writing, directly
or indirectly, such discharged employee from obtaining
employment with any other person or corporation. For
any violation of this section the offender shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hun-
dred dollars. But this section shall not be construed as
prohibiting any corporation, manufacturer, or manufac-
turing company from giving in writing, on application
from any other person or corporation, a truthful statement
of the reason for such discharge.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.