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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 701<\/a> and 823<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61514,"section_number":"51.1-1161","catch_line":"Cessation of disability benefits; service retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1161\/"},{"id":75331,"section_number":"51.1-1400","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired state employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1400\/"},{"id":71866,"section_number":"51.1-1401","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1401\/"},{"id":61234,"section_number":"51.1-1402","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired local government employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1402\/"},{"id":84044,"section_number":"51.1-1402.1","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired school division employees other than teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1402.1\/"},{"id":54220,"section_number":"51.1-1403","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired constitutional officers, employees of constitutional officers, general registrars, employees of general registrars, and local social service employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1403\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60560,"section_number":"51.1-1171","catch_line":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1171\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235691,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76755,"identifier":"51.1-1157","token":"51.1\/11.1\/2\/51.1-1157","url":"\/51.1-1157\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1157\/","token":"51.1\/11.1\/2\/51.1-1157","dublin_core":{"Title":"Long-term disability benefit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1157","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Long-term disability benefits<\/span> for participating employees<\/span> shall commence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee<\/span> is eligible to receive short-term disability benefits<\/span> under § 51.1-1155<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in § 51.1-1171<\/a>, long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall provide income replacement in an amount equal to 60 percent of a participating employee<\/span>’s creditable compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall not include salary increases awarded during the period covered by long-term disability benefits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall be payable only during periods of (i) total disability<\/span> or (ii) partial disability<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Unless otherwise directed, to be eligible for benefits under this section, the employee must apply for Social Security disability benefits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT (\u00a7 51.1-1157)\n\nA. Long-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon\nthe expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee is\neligible to receive short-term disability benefits under § 51.1-1155.\n\nB. Except as provided in § 51.1-1171, long-term disability benefits shall\nprovide income replacement in an amount equal to 60 percent of a participating\nemployee’s creditable compensation.\n\nC. Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives long-term\ndisability benefits shall not include salary increases awarded during the period\ncovered by long-term disability benefits.\n\nD. Long-term disability benefits shall be payable only during periods of (i)\ntotal disability or (ii) partial disability.\n\nE. Unless otherwise directed, to be eligible for benefits under this section,\nthe employee must apply for Social Security disability benefits.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 701, 823.","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}}