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Hours Worked: West Virginia

Hours Worked requirements for other states

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Eric E. Kinder, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Summary

West Virginia's wage and hour law establishes criteria for determining whether certain activities - including break periods; waiting time and on-call time; and preliminary and postliminary activities - count as compensable working time. This guide provides an in-depth review of West Virginia employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.