                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES (§ 60.2-216)

A. &#8220;Employment&#8221; includes any service of an individual who is a
citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States, except in
Canada, in the employ of an American employer other than service which is deemed
&#8220;employment&#8221; under the provisions of subsections A and B of §
60.2-217 or the parallel provisions of another state&#8217;s law, if:

   1. The employer&#8217;s principal place of business in the United States is
   located in this Commonwealth;

   2. The employer has no place of business in the United States, but
   				a. The employer is an individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth,
   				b. The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws of this
   Commonwealth, or
   				c. The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners
   or trustees who are residents of this Commonwealth is greater than the number
   who are residents of any one other state; or

   3. None of the criteria of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection is met but
   the employer has elected coverage in this Commonwealth or, the employer having
   failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for
   benefits, based on such service, under the law of this Commonwealth.

B. An &#8220;American employer,&#8221; for purposes of this section, means a
person who is:

   1. An individual who is a resident of the United States;

   2. A partnership, if two-thirds or more of the partners are residents of the
   United States;

   3. A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States; or

   4. A corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any
   state.

C. As used in this section, the term &#8220;United States&#8221; shall be
defined as &#8220;state&#8221; is defined in &#xA7; 60.2-225.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 60-14; 1952, cc. 30, 184; 1956, c. 440; 1962, c. 71;
1968, c. 738, § 60.1-14; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 235; 1972, c. 824; 1974, cc. 466,
660; 1976, c. 304; 1977, c. 330; 1979, c. 637; 1980, cc. 520, 522; 1981, cc. 28,
369, 374, 375; 1982, c. 25; 1983, c. 14; 1984, cc. 120, 139, 204; 1985, cc. 152,
254; 1986, c. 480.