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WV Code § 21-1C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1C. West Virginia Jobs Act|§21-1C-5. Applicability and Scope of Article; Reporting Requirements

(a) This article applies to expenditures for construction projects by any public authority for public improvements as defined by this article.(b) For public improvement projects let pursuant to this article, the public authority shall file, or require an employer as defined in section two of this article to file, with the Division of Labor copies of the waiver certificates and certified payrolls, pursuant to article five-a of this chapter, or other comparable documents that include the number of employees, the county and state wherein the employees reside and their occupation.(c) The Division of Labor shall compile the information required by this section and submit it annually to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance by October 15, . The joint committee may forward these reports to the Legislative Auditor to review and make comments regarding the usefulness of the information collected and to suggest changes to the division's method of reporting to ensure the information collected will prove useful in evaluating the effectiveness of the provisions of this article.(d) Each public authority has the duty to implement the reporting requirements of this article. Every public improvement contract or subcontract let by a public authority shall contain provisions conforming to the requirements of this article.(e) The Division of Labor is authorized to establish procedures for the efficient collection of data, collection of civil penalties prescribed in section six of this article and transmittal of data to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
WV Code § 21-1C-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1C. West Virginia Jobs Act|§21-1C-6. Penalties for Violation of Article, Notice of Violations; Administrative Remedies

(a) If, after inspection or investigation, the commissioner determines that an employer has violated any provision of this article, the commissioner shall provide a written notice of violation to the employer and the public authority, setting forth the number of violations, a description of every violation and the amount of the penalty that will be imposed if the employer continues to violate any provision of this article after receipt of the notice of violation, and shall direct the public authority to withhold final payment to the employer until the employer has paid the penalty or the matter has been otherwise resolved.(b) Any employer who violates any provision of this article is subject to a civil penalty of $250 per each employee less than the required threshold of seventy-five percent per day of violation after receipt of a notice of violation issued by the commissioner. This civil penalty terminates upon compliance or upon issuance of a waiver by Workforce West Virginia. (c) Any employer that continues to violate any provision of this article more than fourteen calendar days after receipt of a notice of violation is subject to a civil penalty of $500 per each employee less than the required threshold of seventy-five percent per day of violation. This civil penalty terminates upon compliance or upon issuance of a waiver by Workforce West Virginia. (d) All civil penalties paid pursuant to this section shall be paid to the commissioner and deposited in an appropriated special revenue account hereby created in the State Treasury to be known as the “West Virginia Jobs Act Fund” and expended for the implementation and enforcement of this article.
WV Code § 21-1D-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-1. Short Title

This article shall be called the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act.
WV Code § 21-1D-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-3. Statement of Policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of West Virginia to require public improvement contractors to have and implement a drug-free workplace policy that requires drug and alcohol testing.
WV Code § 21-1D-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-4. Drug-Free Workplace Policy Required for Public Improvement Construction

Except as provided in section eight of this article, no public authority may award a public improvement contract which is to be let to bid to a contractor unless the terms of the contract require the contractor and its subcontractors to implement and maintain a written drug-free workplace policy in compliance with this article and the contractor and its subcontractors provide a sworn statement in writing, under the penalties of perjury, that they maintain a valid drug-free workplace policy in compliance with this article.The public improvement contract shall provide for the following:(1) That the contractor implements its drug-free workplace policy;(2) Cancellation of the contract by the awarding public authority if the contractor:(A) Fails to implement its drug-free workplace policy;(B) Fails to provide information regarding implementation of the contractor's drug-free workplace policy at the request of the public authority; or(C) Provides to the public authority false information regarding the contractor's drug-free workplace policy.
WV Code § 21-1D-5a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-5a. Drug-Free Workplace Policy Not Applicable to Workers Required to Follow Federal Department of Transportation Drug Testing Guidelines

In instances where a worker is required by law to follow United States Department of Transportation drug testing guidelines, no additional drug tests are required under this article.
WV Code § 21-1D-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-6. Drug-Free Workplace Written Policy to Be Kept Posted

A clearly legible copy of the contractor's written drug-free workplace policy shall be kept posted in a prominent and easily accessible place at the public improvement construction site thereof by each contractor subject to the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 21-1D-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-7. Drug-Free Workplace Records and Contents Open for Inspection

Every contractor shall keep an accurate record showing the names, occupation and safety-sensitive status of all employees, in connection with the construction on the public improvement, and showing any drug tests or alcohol tests performed and employee education and supervisor training received, which record shall be open at all reasonable hours for inspection by the public authority which let the contract and its officers and agents. It is not necessary to preserve the record for a period longer than three years after the termination of the contract.
WV Code § 21-1D-7a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-7a. Confidentiality; Test Results Not to Be Used in Criminal and Administrative Proceedings

All drug testing information specifically related to individual employees is confidential and should be treated as such by anyone authorized to review or compile program records. Drug test results may not be used in a criminal proceeding without the employee's consent.
WV Code § 21-1D-7b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-7b. Contractor to Provide Certified Drug-Free Workplace Report

No less than once per year, or upon completion of the project, every contractor shall provide a certified report to the public authority which let the contract. The report shall include:(1) Information to show that the education and training service to the requirements of section five of this article was provided;(2) The name of the laboratory certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services or its successor that performs the drug tests pursuant to this article;(3) The average number of employees in connection with the construction on the public improvement;(4) Drug test results for the following categories including the number of positive tests and the number of negative tests:(A) Preemployment and new hires;(B) Reasonable suspicion;(C) Post-accident;(D) Random.
WV Code § 21-1D-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-8. Penalties for Violation of This Article

(a) Any contractor who violates any provision of this article is, for the first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000; for the second offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000; for the third or any subsequent offense within the preceding five years , the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000 and the contractor shall be excluded from bidding any additional new public improvement projects for a period of one year.(b) Any person who directly or indirectly aids, requests or authorizes any other person to violate any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250.
WV Code § 21-1D-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1D. West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act|§21-1D-9. Existing Contracts

This article applies only to contracts for construction on public improvements awarded after the effective date of this article.
WV Code § 21-1E-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§21-1E-1. Declaration of Purpose

The provisions of this article are intended to facilitate certification and/or licensure for workers who acquire training via career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools or an employer-sponsored apprenticeship and employer-sponsored training programs.
WV Code § 21-1E-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§21-1E-2. Definitions

As used in this article and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant to this article: "Apprentice" means someone who is enrolled in an apprenticeship program."Apprenticeship program" means a program offered by an employer to provide supervised on-the-job training to employees approved by the United States Department of Labor."Employer sponsored training program" means a program approved in accordance with a rule promulgated pursuant to authority established in §21-1E-4 of this code. "License" means a valid and current certification or license issued by the Commissioner of Labor in accordance with the provisions of this article."Career technical education" means programs of study, clusters, and pathways approved by the West Virginia Board of Education pursuant to state board policy.
WV Code § 21-1E-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§21-1E-3. Recognition of Training and Apprenticeships

Beginning July 1, 2019, applicants for certification or licensure shall be permitted to apply training hours earned via career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools or an apprenticeship program or employer-sponsored training program towards the requirements for certification and/or licensure in the same occupation in accordance with the standards and procedures authorized in accordance with this article.
WV Code § 21-1E-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§21-1E-4. Rule-Making Authority

The Commissioner of Labor shall, after consultation with the State Superintendent of Schools, propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this article. The rules shall provide at least the following:(1) Standards and procedures for recognizing training hours acquired through career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools and applying those hours to requirements for testing and/or certification and/or licensure; and(2) Standards and procedures for recognizing training hours acquired through apprenticeship programs and employer-sponsored training programs and applying those hours to requirements for testing and/or certification and/or licensure.
WV Code § 21-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-1. Purpose of Agency; No Fees Charged

§21-2-1. Purpose of agency; no fees charged.The commissioner of labor shall maintain in connection with his department a public agency to be known as the "state public employment agency," for the purpose of receiving and filing applications of persons seeking employment and of persons or firms seeking to employ labor. There shall be no fee or compensation charged or received, directly or indirectly, from persons applying for employment or from those desiring to employ labor through said agency.
WV Code § 21-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-2. Cooperation From Federal Government

The commissioner of labor may accept cooperation from the federal government in the establishment and maintenance within the state of such employment agency.The state of West Virginia hereby accepts the provisions and requirements of federal act public number thirty, seventy-third Congress, known as the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the state department of labor is hereby designated as the state agency to cooperate with the United States employment service, in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the said act. The treasurer of West Virginia is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under said act, and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section the sum of $5,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1934, and June 30, 1935, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
WV Code § 21-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-3. Duty and Authority of Commissioner

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor to communicate with employers of labor, and said commissioner is authorized to advertise or use such other methods and means as he deems practicable to supply the demand of employers and to provide employment for those who have filed their applications with such employment agency.
WV Code § 21-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-4. &Quotemployment Agent" Defined

§21-2-4."Employment agent" defined.The term "employment agent" shall mean and include all persons, firms, corporations or associations, excepting municipal corporations, church and charitable associations, which furnish, to persons seeking employment, information enabling or tending to enable such persons to secure the same, or which furnish, to employers seeking laborers or help of any kind, information enabling or tending to enable such employers to secure such help, or shall keep a register of persons seeking employment or help as aforesaid, whether such agents conduct their operations in a fixed place of business, on the streets, or as transients, and also whether such operations constitute the principal business of such agents or only as a side line or incidental to other business.
WV Code § 21-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-5. Rules and Regulations Prescribed by Commissioner of Labor

The commissioner of labor shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the supervision of employment agents.
WV Code § 21-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-6. False Statements or Withholding of Information Prohibited

No employment agent or any employee or agent thereof, shall make any false statement to any person seeking employment knowing the same to be false, in regard to any employment, work or situation, its nature, location, duration, wages or salary attached thereto, or the circumstances surrounding such employment, work or situation. No employment agent shall falsely or fraudulently offer or represent himself as in a position to secure or furnish employment without having an order therefor from an employer; and no employment agent shall misrepresent any other material matter in connection with any employment, work or situation he may offer or represent himself in a position to secure, nor shall he withhold any information furnished by the employer concerning any work.
WV Code § 21-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-7. License Required; Displaying License; Annual Tax

No employment agent shall engage in the business for profit or receive any fee, charge commission or other compensation, directly or indirectly, for services as employment agent, without first having obtained a license therefor from the State Tax Commissioner. Such license shall not be issued until the commissioner of labor shall have approved in writing the application therefor, and, when issued, such license shall constitute a license from the state to operate as an employment agent for compensation and shall not be transferable. Such license shall at all times be kept posted in a conspicuous place at the place of business of such employment agent. Every employment agent shall pay the annual license tax provided for in article twelve, chapter eleven of this code.In addition to any other information required, an application for a license under this section shall include the applicant's social security number.
WV Code § 21-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-8. Licenses Issuable Only to Citizens of United States

License to operate as an employment agent shall be issued only to citizens of the United States.
WV Code § 21-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-9. Refusal to Issue License

The State Tax Commissioner shall refuse to issue a license if, upon investigation, he or she finds that the applicant is unfit to engage in the business or has had a license previously revoked, or that the business is to be conducted on or immediately adjoining what is considered by him or her to be unsuitable premises, or that any other good reason exists within the meaning of the law: Provided, That the commissioner shall apply 21-1-6 of this code when determining to refuse a license.
WV Code § 21-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-10. Revocation of License

The State Tax Commissioner may revoke any license issued under the provisions of this article, with or without hearing, and may order such license to be returned for cancellation, if the employment agent has violated any of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations issued thereunder, or if any cause appears for which a license might have been refused, or if the commissioner of labor shall, in writing, report to the Tax Commissioner any such violation or cause.
WV Code § 21-2-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-11. Records to Be Kept; Reports to Commissioner of Labor

A record of all persons directed to employment shall be kept by every employment agent; such records shall set forth the name, age, nationality and material state of each applicant, and also the name of the employer, kind of work and pay. A copy of this record for each month shall be sent to the commissioner of labor on or before the tenth day of the month immediately succeeding the month covered by such record. Every employment agent shall file with the commissioner of labor a copy of the schedule of all fees and such other notices or information as the commissioner may require and in such form and manner as he may prescribe.
WV Code § 21-2-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-12. Commissioner of Labor May Enter Offices and Examine Records

For the purpose of enforcing this article and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the commissioner of labor, or his duly authorized agent, may at any time enter any employment office, or place of business of an employment agent or any premises occupied as an employment office, and may inspect the registers, cards or other records of such employment agent.
WV Code § 21-2-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-13. No Employment in Violation of Child Labor or Compulsory School Attendance Laws

No employment agent shall furnish employment to any child in violation of the law regulating the labor of children or their compulsory attendance at school.
WV Code § 21-2-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-14. Offenses; Penalties; Jurisdiction

Any employment agent, as defined in this article, carrying on the business of an employment agency, without first fully complying with the provisions thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than one hundred nor more than $500 for each offense, or the person, or any member of a firm, or the officer or agent of any corporation, so acting as employment agent may be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court; and any such employment agent violating any other provision of this article or any rule or regulation prescribed by the commissioner of labor pursuant to the provisions of this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than $200, or the person or any member of a firm or the officer or agent of any corporation so violating, may be imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both fined and imprisoned. A justice of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court and other courts having criminal jurisdiction for the trial of offenses under this article.
WV Code § 21-2-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 2. Employment Agencies|§21-2-15. Employers Exempt From Provisions of Article

Nothing contained in this article shall apply to, nor prevent or interfere with, any person, firm, corporation or association employing labor for his their or its business carried on in this state.