                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFUSAL OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION FOR PARTIAL INCAPACITY (§ 65.2-510)

A. If an injured employee refuses employment procured for him suitable to his
capacity, he shall only be entitled to the benefits provided for in &#xA7;&#xA7;
65.2-503 and 65.2-603, excluding vocational rehabilitation services provided for
in subdivision A 3 of &#xA7; 65.2-603, during the continuance of such refusal,
unless in the opinion of the Commission such refusal was justified.

B. If an injured employee cures his unjustified refusal by accepting employment
suitable to his capacity at a wage less than that originally offered, the
employer shall pay or cause to be paid to the injured employee during his
partial incapacity pursuant to &#xA7; 65.2-502, a weekly compensation equal to
66 2/3 percent of the difference between his average weekly wages before his
injury and the average weekly wage the employee would have earned by accepting
the original proffered light duty employment.

C. A cure of unjustified refusal pursuant to subsection A may not be established
if the unjustified refusal lasts more than six months from the last day for
which compensation was paid before suspension pursuant to this section; however,
the six-month period may be extended by the number of days a claimant is totally
disabled if the disability commenced during such six-month period. When an
injured employee is precluded from accepting employment as a result of
pregnancy, the six-month period for curing the refusal may be tolled during such
period as a physician certifies medical disability.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 65-60; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-63; 1991, c. 355; 1995, c.
319; 1996, c. 252.