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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 3; in 1966, chapter 30; in 1968, chapter 738; in 1970, chapter 104; in 1984, chapters 458 and 468; in 1986, chapter 480; in 1992, chapter 482; in 2005, chapter 125<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 515<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":374533,"section_number":"60.2-226","catch_line":"Unemployment","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-226\/"},{"id":374536,"section_number":"60.2-229","catch_line":"Wages","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-229\/"},{"id":374622,"section_number":"60.2-612","catch_line":"Benefit eligibility conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-612\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1494855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374610,"identifier":"60.2-603","token":"60.2\/6\/2\/60.2-603","url":"\/60.2-603\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-603\/","token":"60.2\/6\/2\/60.2-603","dublin_core":{"Title":"Weekly benefit for unemployment; income disregard","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-603","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid for such week a benefit equal to his weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to him for such week that is in excess of $100. Where such excess is not a multiple of $1, it shall be computed to the next highest multiple of $1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Wages earned on a shift commencing Saturday and ending Sunday shall be allocated to the week in which the claimant earns the majority of wages for such work. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWEEKLY BENEFIT FOR UNEMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISREGARD (\u00a7 60.2-603)\n\nA. Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid for such\nweek a benefit equal to his weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages\npayable to him for such week that is in excess of $100. Where such excess is not\na multiple of $1, it shall be computed to the next highest multiple of $1.\n\nB. Wages earned on a shift commencing Saturday and ending Sunday shall be\nallocated to the week in which the claimant earns the majority of wages for such\nwork.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-43; 1964, c. 3; 1966, c. 30; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-48;\n1970, c. 104; 1984, cc. 458, 468; 1986, c. 480; 1992, c. 482; 2005, c. 125;\n2025, c. 515.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}