Hours Worked: West Virginia
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.