                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYEE IMPRISONMENT; SUSPENSION OF BENEFITS (§ 65.2-510.1)

A. Whenever an employee is imprisoned in a jail, state correctional facility, or
any other place of incarceration and (i) the imprisonment resulted from the
employee&#8217;s conviction of a criminal offense and followed his sentencing
therefor by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) the employee is receiving
compensation for temporary total incapacity pursuant to &#xA7; 65.2-500 or
temporary partial incapacity under &#xA7; 65.2-502, and (iii) the employee is
medically released to perform selective employment, compensation benefits for
wage loss shall be suspended under &#xA7; 65.2-708 upon filing of a proper
application to the Commission.

B. If benefits are suspended for incarceration pursuant to this section and the
employee&#8217;s conviction is subsequently reversed on appeal and no further
appeals or prosecutions concerning such prior conviction are had, the
employee&#8217;s benefits shall be restored under &#xA7; 65.2-708 upon filing of
a proper application to the Commission.

C. The provisions of this section shall only apply to an employee who receives a
workers&#8217; compensation award after July 1, 1992.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 466.