4.5 Burial and Transportation Expenses

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4.5 BURIAL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES

Section 65.2-512 also authorizes up to a maximum of $10,000 in compensation for burial expenses for the deceased employee. This is in addition to, and not part of, other compensation benefits. The section also authorizes reimbursement up to a maximum of $1,000 for expenses incurred in transporting the body. In instances governed by section 65.2-512, where the deceased employee has no surviving dependents, an award of burial expenses may be made without an accompanying...