                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 TEAM MEMBERS CONSIDERED EMPLOYEES OF THE MINE WHERE EMERGENCY EXISTS;
COMPENSATION; WORKERS&#8217; COMPENSATION (§ 45.2-1138)

When engaged in rescue or recovery work during an emergency at a mine, all team
members assigned to the work shall be considered, during the period of their
work, employees of the mine where the emergency exists and shall be compensated
by the licensed operator at the rate established in the area for such work. In
no event shall such rate be less than the prevailing wage rate in the industry
for the most skilled class of inside mine labor. During the period of their
emergency employment, all team members shall be deemed to be within the
employment of the licensed operator of the mine for the purpose of
workers&#8217; compensation coverage.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 390, § 45.1-161.292:44; 1998, c. 695; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.