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.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 65.2-301.2

  • Employee: means :

    1. See Virginia Code 65.2-101

  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

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.

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