(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to provide all citizens equal opportunity for employment without regard to gender and that gender discrimination in hiring and promotion has played a role in maintaining a segregated workforce in this state. (b) The Legislature hereby further finds and […]
For the purposes of this article: (1) "Employer" means the State of West Virginia;
(a) No employer shall: (1) In any manner discriminate between the sexes in the payment of wages for work of comparable character, the performance of which requires comparable skills; or
(a) Any employee whose compensation is at a rate that is in violation of section three of this article has the right to file a grievance pursuant to the provisions of article two, chapter six-c of this code. (b) No agreement for compensation at a rate of less than the rate to which the employee […]
(a) The Equal Pay Commission is continued. The commission shall be composed of the following thirteen members: (1) Five members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker;
(a) The equal pay commission shall study both the methodology and funding for the implementation of a gender discrimination prohibition and shall prepare reports for submission to the Legislature which include: (1) An analysis of state job descriptions which measures the inherent skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions of various jobs and classifications; and
