{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-301.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 65.2-301.2","heading":"Employee classification; disaster; personal protective equipment not considered","body":"A. For the purposes of this section, the terms \"communicable disease of public health threat,\" \"disaster,\" and \"state of emergency\" have the same meaning as provided in § 44-146.16.B. In any proceeding under the provisions of this title, a hiring party providing an individual with personal protective equipment in response to a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a state of emergency has been declared pursuant to § 44-146.17 shall not be considered in any determination regarding whether such individual is an employee or independent contractor.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 448.","path":["Title 65.2. Workers' Compensation","Chapter 3. Application and Effect of Title"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/65.2-301.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:19Z","sha256":"50bdd15ae4853dc4c8c086f590773c468521bd84fed73e8353d281a0992844d9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-301.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}