CODE OF VIRGINIA

PENALTIES FOR DENIAL (§ 44-93.5)

If any employer fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of §§ 44-93,
44-93.2, 44-93.3 and 44-93.4, the circuit court having jurisdiction over the
employer’s place of business may, upon the filing of a motion, petition,
or other appropriate pleading by the employee, require the employer to comply
with §§ 44-93, 44-93.2, 44-93.3 and 44-93.4 and to compensate the employee for
any loss of wages or benefits and reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by
reason of the employer’s unlawful failure or refusal. Upon request of the
affected employee, the Attorney General may represent personally or through one
of his assistants, such employee denied the benefits of §§ 44-93, 44-93.2,
44-93.3 and 44-93.4 while in the performance of state active duty.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 354; 2004, c. 147; 2007, cc. 167, 214.