WEST virginia legislature
2023 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2524
By Delegates Foster and Kump
[Introduced January 12, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Workforce Development then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to repeal §23-2-1d of the Code of West Virginia,1931, as amended, relating to prime contractors liability for subcontractors failure to make proper payments for workers’ compensation coverage.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §23-2-1d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the law which makes prime contractors liable for the failure of subcontractors to make proper payments for workers’ compensation coverage.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.