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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 317 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 562; in 1996, chapter 81<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66006,"section_number":"38.2-1509","catch_line":"Powers of Commission when authorized to rehabilitate or liquidate insurers by court order; disbursement of available assets to an association, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1509\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66006,"section_number":"38.2-1509","catch_line":"Powers of Commission when authorized to rehabilitate or liquidate insurers by court order; disbursement of available assets to an association, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1509\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60160,"identifier":"38.2-1514","token":"38.2\/15\/38.2-1514","url":"\/38.2-1514\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1514\/","token":"38.2\/15\/38.2-1514","dublin_core":{"Title":"Priority of claims for wages","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1514","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before the payment of any other debt or claim, other than those for which a higher priority is established in \u00a7 38.2-1509<\/a>, compensation shall be paid to employees other than officers of an insurer<\/span> for services rendered within three months before the commencement of the delinquency proceedings<\/span>. The payment shall not exceed $1,000 for each employee. At the discretion of the Commission<\/span>, or a receiver<\/span> other than the Commission<\/span> with the approval of the court<\/span>, payment may be made as soon as practicable. This priority shall be superior to any other similar priority authorized by law<\/span> regarding wages or compensation of the employees.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit a receiver<\/span> from allocating sufficient funds to cover the expenses of administration.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRIORITY OF CLAIMS FOR WAGES (\u00a7 38.2-1514)\n\nBefore the payment of any other debt or claim, other than those for which a\nhigher priority is established in \u00a7 38.2-1509, compensation shall be paid to\nemployees other than officers of an insurer for services rendered within three\nmonths before the commencement of the delinquency proceedings. The payment shall\nnot exceed $1,000 for each employee. At the discretion of the Commission, or a\nreceiver other than the Commission with the approval of the court, payment may\nbe made as soon as practicable. This priority shall be superior to any other\nsimilar priority authorized by law regarding wages or compensation of the\nemployees.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall prohibit a receiver from allocating sufficient\nfunds to cover the expenses of administration.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-138; 1986, c. 562; 1996, c. 81.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}