§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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.
§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 […]
§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.
§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.
§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 […]
§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 […]