                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COST OF INSURANCE MAY NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM WAGES (§ 65.2-807)

It shall not be lawful for any employer to deduct from the wages of any of his
employees any part of the cost of insurance as provided for in § 65.2-801 to
insure liability, or to require or permit any of his employees to contribute in
any manner toward such cost of insurance. For any violation of the provisions of
this section, an employer shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100 for each
offense and shall refund to the individual employee the amount or amounts
deducted or contributed. The fine herein provided may be assessed and the refund
ordered by the Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission in an open hearing with
the right of review and appeal as in other cases.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 65-103; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-107; 1991, c. 355.