In situations where weather constitutes a particular risk of a public safety officer's employment and where the public safety officer's injury arose out of and in the course of his employment, absent a misconduct defense asserted pursuant to § 65.2-306, such injury shall be compensable under this title. As used in this section, "public safety officer" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in § 9.1-801.
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-301.1
Public safety officers
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 70 Va. App. 95 - Cary O'Donoghue v. United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc. (2019)
Most recently applied in 70 Va. App. 95 - Cary O'Donoghue v. United Continental Holdings, Inc. and United Airlines, Inc. (March 2019)
2013, cc. 174, 458.
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