HB 47 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; foreign injuries.

Summary

Workers' compensation; foreign injuries.Provides that an injured employee is eligible for benefits underthe Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when a compensable accidenthappens while the employee is employed outside Virginia if (i) theemployment contract was not expressly for services exclusively tobe performed outside Virginia and (ii) either the employer's placeof business is in Virginia or the employee regularly performs workon the employer's behalf in Virginia and resides in Virginia.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2019

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Governor

Introduced Nov 22, 2019 Last action Feb 11, 2020

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Committee

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Nov 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Nov 22, 2019

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100827D

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors