Code of Virginia § 65.2-301.2. Employee classification; disaster; personal protective equipment not considered.
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A. For the purposes of this section, the terms "communicable disease of public health threat," "disaster," and "state of emergency" have the same meaning as provided in § 44-146.16 .
B. In any proceeding under the provisions of this title, a hiring party providing an individual with personal protective equipment in response to a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a state of emergency has been declared pursuant to § 44-146.17 shall not be considered in any determination regarding whether such individual is an employee or independent contractor.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 448 .