West Virginia
The WV Wage Payment and Collection Act Poster
Mandatory
The The WV Wage Payment and Collection Act is a West Virginia general labor law poster poster provided for businesses by the West Virginia Division of Labor . This is a required poster for all West Virginia employers, and any business that fails to post this notification may be subject to penalties or fines.
This poster discusses the State of Wisconsin's rules and regulations concerning payment and collection of wages. These policies are enumerated in Chapter 21, Article 5, Section 9 of the Code of West Virginia, by which the State underwrites enforcement of these rules and regulations.
Employers have several responsibilities under State law, while the same law also prevents them from doing several things. More specifically, employers are required to inform workers of the wages they will be paid, pay them in a timely manner, provide payees with a receipt, and set up a method by which employees can seek recourse should they find themselves unpaid. On the other hand, employers are prevented from discriminating in the payment of wages, colluding to sell goods or services beyond their value, and refusing to pay wages.
Those with questions, comments, concerns, or in need of more information are encouraged to contact the Capitol Complex of the West Virginia Division of Labor (contact information is provided on the poster).
W EST V IRGINIA D IVISION OF L ABOR
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East - State Capitol Complex – Building 3, Room 200 - Charleston, WV 25305
Telephone: (304)558 -7890 labor. wv.gov
Fax: (304)558- 3797
WEST VIRGINIA WAGE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION ACT
This abstract must be placed in an area accessible to all employees in accordance with the requirements of W. Va.
Code §21 -5 -9.
§21 -5 REQUIRES THE EMPLOYER TO:
Pay employee wages at least twice a month, with no more than 19 days between paydays.
Compensate employees for services rendered by cash, check, direct deposit, or money order, and make arrangements
with a bank convenient to the place of employment for employees to have immediate access to their wages.
When an empl oyee is discharged, quits, resigns, is laid off, or is on strike, pay the employee on or before the next regularly
scheduled payday for all work he or she performed prior to his or her separation from employment.
On separation from employment, pay an empl oyee the fringe benefits due and payable according to the time, terms, and
conditions of an employer -employee agreement, whether verbal or written, if any.
Notify employees in writing at the time of hire, or by a posted notice that is accessible to all employees, identifying the
employer’s established work week, pay periods, regularly scheduled pay days, and employment practices and policies
regarding vacation, sick leave and other fringe benefits, if any .
Provide employees with at least 1 full pay peri od’s written notice before making any changes to an employee’s rate of
pay, fringe benefits, the time and place for meeting payroll, or any other existing terms or conditions of employment.
Furnish each employee with a written itemized statement of deduct ions withheld from his or her wages each pay period.
§21 -5 PREVENTS THE EMPLOYER FROM:
Selling goods or supplies to employees at prices higher than the current market value.
Deducting more than 25% of an employee’s net earnings under a wage assignment (excluding amounts required by law
to be withheld or paid for union or club dues, pension plans, payroll savings plans, credit unions, charities, and
hospitalization and medical insurance).
Accepting a wage assignment that does not contain the employee's notarized signature, specify the total amount due and
the amount to be deducted, and state that 75% of the employee's net wages are exempt from assignment.
Refusing to pay wages owed, up to $800.00, to the relatives of a deceased employee.
Revised January 2018
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More West Virginia Labor Law Posters
4 PDFS
Minimum-Wage.org provides an additional three required and optional West Virginia labor law posters that may be relevant to your business. Be sure to also print and post all required state labor law posters, as well as all of the mandatory federal labor law posters.
| West Virginia Poster Name | Poster Type |
|---|---|
| Required The WV Wage Payment and Collection Act | General Labor Law Poster |
| Required WV Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law | Minimum Wage Law |
| Required WV Nurses Overtime and Patient Safety Act | General Labor Law Poster |
| Required WV Parental Leave Act | General Labor Law Poster |
List of all 4 West Virginia labor law posters
West Virginia Labor Law Poster Sources:
- Original poster PDF URL: https://labor.wv.gov/Wage-Hour/Wage_Collection/Documents/WPC%20Poster.pdf , last updated January 2017
- West Virginia Labor Law Poster Page at http://wvlabor.com/newwebsite/pages/Posters.html
- West Virginia Division of Labor at http://wvlabor.com/newwebsite/pages/index.html
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