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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 21-7-2

  • Commissioner: means the labor commissioner or his designated agent. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
  • Employee: means any public employee of the state, or any state agency. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
  • Person: means one or more individuals. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

"Employer" means any person who, directly or indirectly, or through an employee, agent, independent contractor or any other person, delivers to another person any materials or articles to be manufactured in a home, not for the personal use of himself or a member of his family; but shall not include the several departments, agencies and institutions of the State of West Virginia, nor any of its political subdivisions.

"Home" means any room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is the most extensive, used in whole or in part as a place of dwelling.

"Industrial homework" means any manufacture, in the home, of materials or articles for an employer.

"Commissioner" means the state commissioner of labor.