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Regulatory Topic
Popular Name or Short Title of Provision
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Coverage Code*

Child Labor

Age, Hours, and Related Standards
Compulsory School Attendance
Child Labor Law
​Compulsory School Attendance Law
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Civil Rights

Fair Employment Practices
​Fair Employment Practices
Other
West Virginia Human Rights Act
​Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act
Wage Payment and Collection Law (Compulsory Purchases)
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Health & Safety

Workplace Safety
General Workplace Sanitation
Employee Safety and Welfare Laws (Employer's General Duty)
Employee Safety and Welfare Laws (Workplace Sanitation)
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Insurance & Compensation

Unemployment Insurance
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment Compensation Law
​Workers' Compensation Law
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Labor Contractors & Worker Recruitment

Private Employment Agency Regulation
Private Employment Agency Law
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Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

General Labor Relations
Labor-Management Relations Act for the Private Sector
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Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals

General Application Standards
Aerial Application Standards
Hazard Communication
West Virginia Pesticide Control Act of 1990
West Virginia Pesticide Control Act of 1990 (Aerial Application)
​Employee Safety and Welfare Laws (Hazardous Chemical Substances)
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Wages & Hours

Minimum Wage
Overtime Pay
Wage Payment and Collection
Income Tax Withholding
Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law
Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law (Maximum Hours and Overtime)
Wage Payment and Collection Law
West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Withholding)
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Coverage Codes
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A general labor law or employment standard that applies to agricultural and non-agricultural workers on substantially equal terms, or an agricultural provision that applies to virtually all farmworkers.

A general law whose agricultural coverage is substantially narrower than its non-agricultural coverage, or an agricultural provision that applies to only certain classes of farmworkers or under certain less-than-universal coverage criteria.
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A provision that is not applicable to agricultural employment.​

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