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A.<\/span> Every injured employee or his representative shall immediately on the occurrence of an accident or as soon thereafter as practicable, give or cause to be given to the employer<\/span> a written notice of the accident. If notice of accident is not given to any statutory employer<\/span>, such statutory employer<\/span> may be held responsible for initial and additional awards<\/span> of compensation rendered by the Commission<\/span> if (i) he shall have had at least sixty days’ notice of the hearing<\/span> to ascertain compensability of the accident, and (ii) the statutory employer<\/span> was not prejudiced by lack of notice of the accident. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The notice shall state the name and address of the employee, the time and place of the accident, and the nature and cause of the accident and the injury<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The employee shall not be entitled to physician’s fees nor to any compensation which may have accrued under the terms of this title prior to the giving of such notice, unless it can be shown that the employer<\/span>, his agent or representative had knowledge of the accident or that the party<\/span> required to give notice had been prevented from giving notice by reason of physical or mental incapacity<\/span> or the fraud<\/span> or deceit of some third person. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No compensation or medical benefit shall be payable unless such written notice is given within thirty days after the occurrence of the accident or death, unless reasonable excuse is made to the satisfaction of the Commission<\/span> for not giving such notice and the Commission<\/span> is satisfied that the employer<\/span> has not been prejudiced thereby. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> No defect or inaccuracy in the notice shall be a bar to compensation unless the employer<\/span> shall prove that his interest was prejudiced thereby and then only to such extent as the prejudice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF ACCIDENT (\u00a7 65.2-600)\n\nA. Every injured employee or his representative shall immediately on the\noccurrence of an accident or as soon thereafter as practicable, give or cause to\nbe given to the employer a written notice of the accident. If notice of accident\nis not given to any statutory employer, such statutory employer may be held\nresponsible for initial and additional awards of compensation rendered by the\nCommission if (i) he shall have had at least sixty days’ notice of the\nhearing to ascertain compensability of the accident, and (ii) the statutory\nemployer was not prejudiced by lack of notice of the accident.\n\nB. The notice shall state the name and address of the employee, the time and\nplace of the accident, and the nature and cause of the accident and the injury.\n\nC. The employee shall not be entitled to physician’s fees nor to any\ncompensation which may have accrued under the terms of this title prior to the\ngiving of such notice, unless it can be shown that the employer, his agent or\nrepresentative had knowledge of the accident or that the party required to give\nnotice had been prevented from giving notice by reason of physical or mental\nincapacity or the fraud or deceit of some third person.\n\nD. No compensation or medical benefit shall be payable unless such written\nnotice is given within thirty days after the occurrence of the accident or\ndeath, unless reasonable excuse is made to the satisfaction of the Commission\nfor not giving such notice and the Commission is satisfied that the employer has\nnot been prejudiced thereby.\n\nE. No defect or inaccuracy in the notice shall be a bar to compensation unless\nthe employer shall prove that his interest was prejudiced thereby and then only\nto such extent as the prejudice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-82, 65-83; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7\u00a7 65.1-85, 65.1-86;\n1991, c. 355; 1997, c. 288.","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}}