Title 60.2, Title 60.2. Unemployment Compensation

A. A covered individual's weekly benefit amount shall be 80 percent of such covered individual's average weekly wages during the base period as defined in § 60.2-204, or 80 percent of such covered individual's average weekly wages during the quarters in which such covered individ…

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All payroll contributions remitted pursuant to this chapter, all funds app…

A. Payroll contributions to the Fund shall be authorized in order to finance the payment of benefits under and the administration of the paid family and medical leave insurance program. B. Beginning on April 1, 2028, each employer shall remit to the Fund contributions in the form…

A. A covered individual shall have the option to receive paid family and medical leave benefits on an intermittent or reduced leave schedule in which all of the leave authorized under this chapter is not taken sequentially. Family and medical leave benefits for an intermittent or…

A. Any covered individual who receives family and medical leave benefits and has been employed with the covered individual's current employer for at least 120 days prior to the commencement of such individual's paid family and medical leave shall, upon the expiration of such leav…

A. No employer or other person shall interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right protected under this chapter. B. No employer, employment agency, employee organization, or other person shall take retaliatory personnel action or otherwi…

A. Leave taken with wage replacement under this chapter that also qualifies as leave under the FMLA shall run concurrently with leave taken under the FMLA. B. An employer may require that payments made pursuant to this chapter be made concurrently or otherwise coordinated with pa…

A. An employer shall provide written notice as prescribed in this subsection to each employee upon hiring and annually thereafter. An employer shall also provide such written notice to an employee when such employee requests leave pursuant to this chapter or when the employer acq…

A. The Commissioner shall establish a system for appeals within 90 days of a denial of a claim for family and medical leave benefits. B. Judicial review of any decision with respect to family and medical leave benefits shall be permitted in a court of competent jurisdiction after…

A. Contributions required by the provisions of § 60.2-806 that are unpaid on the date on which they are due and payable, as prescribed by the Commissioner under this chapter, shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month from and after such date until paym…

A. In addition to any other appropriate charges under Title 18.2, an individual who willfully or with intent to defraud makes or causes to be made, directly or indirectly through any agent or agency, any false statement with the intent to obtain family and medical leave benefits …

A. A self-employed person, including a sole proprietor, partner, or joint venturer, may elect coverage under this chapter for an initial period of not less than three years. The self-employed person shall file a notice of election in writing with the Commissioner, as required by …

A. Employers may apply to the Commission for approval to meet their obligations under this chapter through a private plan that provides paid family and medical leave benefits equal to or greater than the benefits provided under this chapter. The Commission may approve such privat…

If the Internal Revenue Service determines that family and medical leave benefits under this chapter are subject to federal income tax, the Commission shall advise any covered individual filing a new claim for family and medical leave benefits, at the time of filing such claim, t…

By April 1, 2030, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall report to the General Assembly on projected and actual program participation by purpose listed in § 60.2-802, gender of beneficiaries, race and ethnicity of beneficiaries, age of beneficiaries, amount of benefits pai…