2.1 Introduction

• Library: Workers' Compensation Practice in Virginia (Virginia CLE) (2020 Ed.)

2.1 INTRODUCTION

"Employer," "employee," and "personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment" are terms of art used to describe the basic coverage of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act (the Act). This chapter discusses the fundamental relationships of "employer" and "employee" as parties under the Act, some of the problems that arise when lack of insurance coverage shifts liability from actual employers to statutory employers, and the criteria for determining whether a party...