Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday that he has directed the commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission to waive the one-week waiting period for people to receive unemployment benefits as well as the normal requirement that those receiving unemployment benefits must conduct two job searches a week. 

  
In addition, the governor’s office said Virginians may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits if:

• their employer needs to “temporarily slow or cease operations due to the coronavirus outbreak”;
• they have been issued a notice to self-quarantine by a medical or public health official and are not receiving paid sick or medical leave from their employer; or
• they must stay home to care for an ill family member and are not receiving paid family medical leave from their employer

Status: Actively accepting applications  

MORE INFO: http://www.vec.virginia.gov/node/11699