The total compensation payable under this title shall in no case be greater than 500 weeks nor shall it exceed the result obtained by multiplying the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth as defined in § 65.2-500 for the applicable year by 500, except in cases of permanent and total incapacity as defined in § 65.2-503 C and in cases of permanent disability under subdivision A 4 of § 65.2-504 and death from coal worker's pneumoconiosis under § 65.2-513.
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-518
Limitation upon total compensation
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 59 Va. App. 313 - Prophet v. BULLOCK CORP. (2011)
Most recently applied in 59 Va. App. 313 - Prophet v. BULLOCK CORP. (December 2011)
Code 1950, § 65-68; 1952, c. 226; 1954, c. 654; 1956, c. 243; 1958, c. 568; 1960, c. 556; 1964, c. 94; 1966, c. 64; 1968, cc. 8, 660, § 65.1-71; 1970, c. 470; 1972, c. 229; 1973…
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