Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 21 > Article 1C - West Virginia Jobs Act

• Commission: means the occupational safety and health review commission established under this article. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
• commissioner: means the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Labor, or his or her authorized representatives. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• employee: means any person hired or permitted to perform hourly work for wages by a person, firm or corporation in the construction industry. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-2
• employer: means any person, firm or corporation employing one or more employees on any public improvement and includes all contractors and subcontractors. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-2
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• local labor market: means every county in West Virginia, and any county outside of West Virginia if any portion of that county is within fifty miles of the border of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-2
• Person: means one or more individuals. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
• public authority: means any officer, board, commission or agency of the State of West Virginia and its subdivisions, including counties and municipalities. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-2
• public improvement: includes , the construction of all buildings, roads, highways, bridges, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, sewage disposal plants, waterworks, airports and all other structures that may be let to contract by a public authority, excluding improvements funded, in whole or in part, by federal funds. See West Virginia Code 21-1C-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