{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-303","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 65.2-303","heading":"Recovery from subcontractor; proceedings against owner or contractor","body":"A. Nothing in §§ 65.2-302 and 65.2-304 shall be construed as preventing a worker from recovering compensation under this title from a subcontractor (as described in § 65.2-302) instead of from the principal contractor (as described in § 65.2-302) but he shall not collect from both.B. When compensation is claimed from or proceedings are taken against the owner or contractor (as described in § 65.2-302), then, in the application of this title, reference to the owner or contractor shall be substituted for reference to the subcontractor (as described in § 65.2-302), except that the amount of compensation shall be calculated with reference to the earnings of the worker under the subcontractor by whom he is immediately employed.Code 1950, §§ 65-29, 65-31; 1968, c. 660, §§ 65.1-32, 65.1-34; 1991, c. 355.","path":["Title 65.2. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Chapter 3. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/65.2-303/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:19Z","sha256":"91478db82d680ddac29428e8b8d0157693b38e3f51555f559547f0af333ef721","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-302","next":"us-va/va.-code-65.2-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}