WEST virginia Legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2049

By Delegate Foster, Porterfield, Waxman, Kessinger, Cowles, Hardy, Fast and Jennings

[Introduced January 9, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Industry and Labor then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to repeal §21-5-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a prime contractor’s responsibility for wages and benefits.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§21-5-7.  Prime contractor’s responsibility for wages and benefits.

[Repealed].

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal Code, §21-5-7 requiring a prime contractor to be responsible for wages and benefits owed by subcontractor, under certain circumstances.

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