On April 6, 2012, Governor McDonald signed HB 153, which excludes a person who suffers an injury on or after July 1, 2012 from coverage under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if there is jurisdiction under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The full text of the new law can be found here, and is located in Va. Code. Ann. §65.2-101 as an ammendement to the definition of what is NOT considered an "employee" for purposes of entitlement to benefits under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.
