Pregnant employees in West Virginia may find it easier to perform their jobs. West Virginia has enacted the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA) prohibiting discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. The law also requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for limitations related to pregnancy and childbirth. Although not defined in Read more
Last Spring, wage legislation was passed in West Virginia amending the state’s Minimum Wage law to provide for increases minimum wage rate beginning January 1, 2015. The state’s mandatory Minimum Wage posting has been revised to reflect the minimum wage rate increases in two stages: Beginning January 1, 2015, the minimum wage rate will increase Read more
West Virginia Division of Labor has released a revised Wage Payment and Collection Act posting. The Wage Payment and Collection Act posting generally describes pay and payment provisions required by law including coverage, deadlines, employee notice and wage assignment requirements. The posting is updated to reflect new terms made by a 2013 amendment to the Read more
