One Rule to Guide Them All: West Virginia Legislature Enacts Uniform Rule for Distinguishing Independent Contractors from Employees
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/21
For years, West Virginia businesses have had to consider varying standards for determining whether a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor by state agencies. The West Virginia Legislature has attempted to fix that problem by enacting the West Virginia Employment Law Worker Classification Act (“the Act”). The purpose of the Act is to create a single test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors under West Virginia workers’ compensation law, unemployment...
By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC