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Such notice shall include the following text:\n\t\t\tEMPLOYEE RIGHT TO DISPUTE DENIAL OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS.\n\t\t\tIF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS DENIAL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPUTE THE DECISION BY FILING A REQUEST FOR A HEARING WITH THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISPUTE THE DECISION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS A STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FINAL DECISIONS ON DISPUTED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS. HOWEVER, SUCH CLAIM MAY BE LOST IF YOU DO NOT FILE IT WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PROVIDED BY LAW, WHICH IS TYPICALLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE INJURY.\n\t\t\tSuch notice shall also include the address, telephone number, and website through which the employee may contact the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.B\n\nFailure to comply with the provisions of this section shall not be considered a failure to make a required report for the purposes of § 65.2-902.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273270,"text":"If an employer subject to this title, or an employer’s insurer, denies a covered employee’s request for workers’ compensation benefits, the employer or the insurer, as applicable, shall include in its letter denying benefits a notice that the employee has a right to dispute the claim denial through the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. Such notice shall include the following text:\n\t\t\tEMPLOYEE RIGHT TO DISPUTE DENIAL OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS.\n\t\t\tIF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS DENIAL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPUTE THE DECISION BY FILING A REQUEST FOR A HEARING WITH THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISPUTE THE DECISION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS A STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FINAL DECISIONS ON DISPUTED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 584<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81624,"section_number":"65.2-902","catch_line":"Failure to make required reports; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76135,"identifier":"65.2-601.3","token":"65.2\/6\/65.2-601.3","url":"\/65.2-601.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-601.3\/","token":"65.2\/6\/65.2-601.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of right to dispute claim","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-601.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If an employer<\/span> subject to this title, or an employer<\/span>’s insurer, denies a covered employee’s request for workers’ compensation benefits, the employer<\/span> or the insurer, as applicable, shall include in its letter denying benefits a notice that the employee has a right to dispute the claim denial through the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. Such notice shall include the following text:\n\t\t\tEMPLOYEE RIGHT TO DISPUTE DENIAL OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS.\n\t\t\tIF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS DENIAL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPUTE THE DECISION BY FILING A REQUEST FOR A HEARING<\/span> WITH THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION<\/span>. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISPUTE THE DECISION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION<\/span> IS A STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FINAL DECISIONS ON DISPUTED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS. HOWEVER, SUCH CLAIM MAY BE LOST IF YOU DO NOT FILE IT WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PROVIDED BY LAW<\/span>, WHICH IS TYPICALLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE INJURY<\/span>.\n\t\t\tSuch notice shall also include the address, telephone number, and website through which the employee may contact the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall not be considered a failure to make a required report for the purposes of § 65.2-902<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF RIGHT TO DISPUTE CLAIM (\u00a7 65.2-601.3)\n\nA. If an employer subject to this title, or an employer’s insurer, denies\na covered employee’s request for workers’ compensation benefits, the\nemployer or the insurer, as applicable, shall include in its letter denying\nbenefits a notice that the employee has a right to dispute the claim denial\nthrough the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. Such notice shall\ninclude the following text:\n\t\t\tEMPLOYEE RIGHT TO DISPUTE DENIAL OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS.\n\t\t\tIF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS DENIAL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISPUTE THE DECISION\nBY FILING A REQUEST FOR A HEARING WITH THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION\nCOMMISSION. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DISPUTE THE DECISION AS SOON AS\nPRACTICABLE. THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS A STATE AGENCY\nRESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FINAL DECISIONS ON DISPUTED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION\nCLAIMS. HOWEVER, SUCH CLAIM MAY BE LOST IF YOU DO NOT FILE IT WITHIN THE TIME\nLIMIT PROVIDED BY LAW, WHICH IS TYPICALLY TWO YEARS AFTER THE INJURY.\n\t\t\tSuch notice shall also include the address, telephone number, and website\nthrough which the employee may contact the Virginia Workers’ Compensation\nCommission.\n\nB. Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall not be considered\na failure to make a required report for the purposes of § 65.2-902.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 584.","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}}