All rights of compensation granted by this title shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 65.2-530

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Employer: includes (i) any person, the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof and any individual, firm, association or corporation, or the receiver or trustee of the same, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, using the service of another for pay and (ii) any volunteer fire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency electing to be included and maintaining coverage as an employer under this title. See Virginia Code 65.2-101

Code 1950, § 65-78; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-81; 1991, c. 355.

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