Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Virginia?
Issued by Virginia Employment Commission; Virginia New Hire Reporting Center; Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Virginia
The Virginia table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count. Report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Virginia Employment Commission; Virginia New Hire Reporting Center; Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Sources and dates
Virginia Employment Commission employer pages; Workers’ Compensation Commission employer information sheet. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once the business regularly employs more than two full-time or part-time people; part-time staff, family and seasonal workers all count.
Virginia Employment Commission; Virginia New Hire Reporting Center; Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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