21A-1A-1 Construction of terms
21A-1A-2 Administration fund
21A-1A-3 Annual payroll
21A-1A-4 Average annual payroll
21A-1A-5 Base period; alternative base period
21A-1A-6 Base period employer; alternative base period employer
21A-1A-7 Base period wages; alternative base period wages
21A-1A-8 Benefit year
21A-1A-9 Benefits
21A-1A-10 Board
21A-1A-11 Calendar quarter
21A-1A-12 Commissioner
21A-1A-13 Computation date
21A-1A-14 Employing unit
21A-1A-15 Employer
21A-1A-16 Employment
21A-1A-17 Exclusions from employment
21A-1A-18 Employment office
21A-1A-19 Fund
21A-1A-20 Hospital
21A-1A-21 Institution of higher education
21A-1A-22 Payments
21A-1A-23 Reorganized employer
21A-1A-24 Separated from employment
21A-1A-25 State
21A-1A-26 Successor employer
21A-1A-27 Total and partial unemployment
21A-1A-28 Wages; average annual wage; threshold wage
21A-1A-29 Week
21A-1A-30 Weekly benefit rate
21A-1A-31 Year
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 21A > Article 1A - Definitions

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  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
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  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.