                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF LONG-TERM DISABILITY (§ 51.1-1158)

A. A participating employee&#8217;s disability, which is related or due to the
same cause or causes as a prior disability for which long-term disability
benefits were paid, shall be deemed to be a continuation of the prior disability
if the employee returns to a position on an active employment basis for less
than 125 consecutive work days. Days of work arranged pursuant to vocational,
rehabilitation, or return-to-work programs shall not be counted in determining
the duration of the period of the employee&#8217;s return to work.

B. If a participating employee returns to a position on an active employment
basis for 125 consecutive work days or longer, any succeeding period of
disability shall constitute a new period of disability.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 701, 823.