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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 660; in 1974, chapter 315; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1993, chapter 693.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276595,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85640,"identifier":"65.2-702","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-702","url":"\/65.2-702\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-702\/","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disagreement on compensation; venue","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the employer<\/span> and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this title, or if they have reached such an agreement which has been signed and filed<\/span> with the Commission<\/span> and compensation has been paid or is due in accordance therewith and the parties thereto then disagree as to the continuance<\/span> of any weekly payment under such agreement, either party<\/span> may make application to the Commission<\/span> for a hearing<\/span> in regard to the matters at issue<\/span> and for a ruling thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Immediately after such application has been received the Commission<\/span> shall set the date for a hearing<\/span>, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall notify the parties at issue<\/span> of the time and place of such hearing<\/span>. The hearing<\/span> shall be held in the city or county where the injury<\/span> occurred, or in a contiguous city or county, unless otherwise designated by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISAGREEMENT ON COMPENSATION; VENUE (\u00a7 65.2-702)\n\nA. If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an\nagreement in regard to compensation under this title, or if they have reached\nsuch an agreement which has been signed and filed with the Commission and\ncompensation has been paid or is due in accordance therewith and the parties\nthereto then disagree as to the continuance of any weekly payment under such\nagreement, either party may make application to the Commission for a hearing in\nregard to the matters at issue and for a ruling thereon.\n\nB. Immediately after such application has been received the Commission shall set\nthe date for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall\nnotify the parties at issue of the time and place of such hearing. The hearing\nshall be held in the city or county where the injury occurred, or in a\ncontiguous city or county, unless otherwise designated by the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-91; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-94; 1974, c. 315; 1991, c.\n355; 1993, c. 693.","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}}