| WV | HB5427 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the short title of "Promoting a Return to Work Act of 2024"; establish a purpose; provide weekly search requirements; establish acceptable work search activities; and set an effective date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB5426 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to update laws to protect home-based business and remote work.This section is new; therefore,
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB5221 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum wage based upon increases in the consumer price index.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB5100 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a new cause of action to deter workplace bullying. The bill makes it an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment that exists when the defendant, acting with malice, subje...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4954 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to reduce the amount of money provided in welfare programs for individuals who can otherwise work or obtain an education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-22
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4747 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove marijuana as a tested substance from the screening requirements of the West Virginia Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4741 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a person, who fails a random testing for alcohol or illegal controlled substances for employees in safety-sensitive positions, is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4687 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the law which makes prime contractors liable for the failure of subcontractors to make proper payments for workers' compensation coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4689 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to remove and modify certain requirements for employers relating to wages for construction of public improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4023 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify the term employee to include an individual who provides work for an employer under the terms of an independent contract with such employer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4622 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify provisions relating to medical marijuana as applied to employers in this state and to clarify federal requirements of certain employers to permit employees to work while using medical marijuana when the employee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4534 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the minimum wage requirements in West Virginia to $15 per hour over a six year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4477 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement for contractors to submit certified payrolls or other payroll information to the Division of Labor for public improvement construction projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4022 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to include certain employers with two or more employees subject to actions for discriminatory practices before the human rights commission; to include individual independent contractors in the definition of "employee"; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4194 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment and places of public accommodation. The bill adds "age", "sexual orientation" an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4543 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of employer and the number of persons employed to qualify as an employer; and to extend the period of the statute of limitations to file a complaint for an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4256 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to incrementally increase the minimum wage in West Virginia every year to $15 an hour by 2028. The training rate would also increase and apply to workers younger than 22 years of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4212 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to specify alternative forms of documentation of employees to be filed with the Division of Labor when the contractors are working on construction of public improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4272 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to state an employee's right to inquire about wages under the Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan Fair Pay Act. It requires an employer to provide wage range to applicants; and provides for civil and criminal penalties f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
| WV | HB4512 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to offer tax credit against either personal or corporate income taxes for hiring women or minorities into executive, administrative, or professional jobs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Workforce Development Committee |
