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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>374656</law_id><section_number>60.2-716</section_number><catch_line>Benefits</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="129" identifier="60.2">Unemployment Compensation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="7">Short-Time Compensation Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> weekly benefit amount shall be the product of the regular weekly unemployment compensation amount for a week of total unemployment multiplied by the percentage of reduction in the individual&#x2019;s usual weekly hours of work. <a id="paragraph-1398612" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> An individual may be eligible for <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> or unemployment compensation, as appropriate, except that (i) no individual shall be eligible for combined benefits in any benefit year in an amount more than the maximum entitlement established for regular unemployment compensation and (ii) no individual shall be paid <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> benefits for more than 26 weeks under a <span class="dictionary">plan</span>. <a id="paragraph-1398613" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Provisions applicable to unemployment compensation claimants shall apply to <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> claimants to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the <span class="dictionary">Program</span>&#x2019;s provisions. An individual who files an initial claim for <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> benefits shall receive a monetary determination. <a id="paragraph-1398614" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An employee who is not provided any work during a week by the <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> employer, or any other employer, and who is otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation shall be eligible for the amount of regular unemployment compensation to which he would otherwise be eligible. <a id="paragraph-1398615" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> An employee who is not provided any work by the <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> employer during a week, but who works for another employer and is otherwise eligible, may be paid unemployment compensation for that week subject to the disqualifying income and other provisions applicable to claims for regular compensation. <a id="paragraph-1398616" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="F"><p><span class="prefix-number">F.</span> An employee who has received all of the <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> or combined unemployment compensation and <span class="dictionary">short-time compensation</span> available in a benefit year shall be considered an exhaustee for purposes of extended benefits and, if otherwise eligible under those provisions, shall be eligible to receive extended benefits. <a id="paragraph-1398617" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/60.2-716/#F"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 1261.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
