CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION; DISASTER; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT CONSIDERED
(§ 65.2-301.2)

A. For the purposes of this section, the terms “communicable disease of
public health threat,” “disaster,” and “state of
emergency” have the same meaning as provided in § 44-146.16.

B. In any proceeding under the provisions of this title, a hiring party
providing an individual with personal protective equipment in response to a
disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a
state of emergency has been declared pursuant to § 44-146.17 shall not be
considered in any determination regarding whether such individual is an employee
or independent contractor.

HISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 448.