US Lawyer Database

For Lawyer-Seekers

YOU DESERVE THE BEST LAWYER

Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 18B. Higher Education » Article 7. Personnel Generally

§18B-7-1. Legislative Intent and Purpose

(a) The intent of the Legislature in enacting this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter is to establish basic human resources policies applicable to public higher education capable of, but not limited to, assisting the governing boards in meeting the following objectives: (1) Implementing contemporary programs and practices to reward and […]

§18B-7-10. Compensatory Time Off in Lieu of Overtime; Written Agreement; Other Conditions

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, in lieu of overtime compensation, employees of higher education organizations may receive compensatory time off at a rate not less than one and one-half hours for each hour of employment. Employees may receive compensatory time only under the following conditions: (1) The time is awarded […]

§18B-7-13. Probationary Employment Period; Evaluation

Each full-time classified employee hired by an organization shall serve an initial probationary period of six months. At the end of the probationary period, the employee shall receive a written evaluation of his or her performance. The employee's supervisor shall meet with the employee and explain the contents of the evaluation and whether the employee […]

§18B-7-15. Merit Increases

Higher education organizations may grant merit increases which are in accordance with this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter and with duly promulgated rules of the commission and council.

§18B-7-16. Study of Employment Practices

(a) The commission and council shall study the following issues relating to employment practices: (1) Developing a fair and rational policy based upon best human resources practices for covering reductions in force, furloughs and other issues relating to seniority, including determining how employees shall be treated whose salaries are derived from funds other than state […]

§18B-7-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article and articles eight, nine and nine-a of this chapter, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Benefits” means programs that an employer uses to supplement the cash compensation of employees and includes health and welfare plans, retirement plans, […]

§18B-7-3. Reducing Workforce

(a) Definitions for terms used in this section have the meanings ascribed to them in section two, article one of this chapter and section two, article nine of this chapter, except that, unless clearly noted otherwise, this section applies only to a regular employee who is classified and whose employment, if continued, accumulates to a […]

§18B-7-4. Supplemental Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

(a) An organization may contract for supplemental health and welfare benefit plans for any or all of its employees in addition to the benefits the employees otherwise receive. (b) An organization may make additional periodic deductions from the salary payments due employees in the amount they are required to contribute for any supplemental health and […]

§18B-7-5. Supplemental and Additional Retirement Plans for Employees; Payroll Deductions; Authority to Match Employee Contributions; Retroactive Curative and Technical Corrective Action

(a) Any reference in this code to the "additional retirement plan" relating to state higher education employees, means the "higher education retirement plan" provided in this section. Any state higher education employee participating in a retirement plan upon the effective date of this section continues to participate in that plan and may not elect to […]

§18B-7-6. Continuing Education and Professional Development

(a) Each higher education organization shall establish and operate an employee continuing education and development program under a joint rule or rules promulgated by the governing board. Funds allocated or made available for employee continuing education and development may be used to compensate and pay expenses for any employees pursuing additional academic study or training […]

§18B-7-7. Employment Practices

(a) Each governing board, with the advice and assistance of the staff council, shall promulgate and adopt a rule regarding the role of part-time classified employees. The rule shall discourage the hiring of part-time employees solely to avoid the payment of benefits or in lieu of full-time employees and shall provide all qualified classified employees […]