Virginia House Bill 865: Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include lung cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for any individual diagnosed with such a condition on or after July 1, 2027.

Latest action

Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) (2026-03-04)

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