WEST virginia legislature

2017 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 372

By Senator Boso

[Introduced February 21, 2017; Referred
to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-5A-1, relating to prohibiting the requesting of employee wage verification.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-5A-1, to read as follows:

Article 5A. wage verification.

§21-5A-1. Wage verification requests prohibited; exception.

No state agency or official or private individual may request employee records for verification of wages being paid unless such disclosure is mandated by federal law.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the requesting of employee wage verification.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.