Va. Code § 13.1-348: Name

A. A worker cooperative may include the word "cooperative" or "co-op" in its corporate name.B. No person hereafter commencing business in the Commonwealth may use the phrase "worker cooperative," "worker co-op," "employee cooperative," or "employee co-op" as a part of its corporate name unless it has elected to be governed as a worker cooperative in accordance with this article.2020, c. 673.