Every person, firm or corporation employing females in any factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop in this state shall provide a reasonable number of suitable seats for the use of such female employees, and shall permit the use of such seats by them when they are not necessarily engaged in active duties for which they are employed, and shall permit the use of such seats at all times when such use would not actually and necessarily interfere with the proper discharge of the duties of such employees, and, where practicable, such seats shall be made permanent fixtures and may be so constructed or adjusted that, when not in use, they will not obstruct such female employee when engaged in the performance of her duties.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 3. Safety and Welfare of Employees
§21-3-3a. National Electrical Code Minimum Standards
§21-3-4. Removal of Safeguards
§21-3-6. Stairways, Passageways and Lights; Overloading Floors or Walls; Space Between Machines
§21-3-7. Regulation of Operation of Steam Boilers
§21-3-8. Smoking Where Prohibited by Sign
§21-3-10. Food or Meals in Factories
§21-3-11. Seats for Female Employees
§21-3-13. Washing Facilities and Dressing Rooms
§21-3-15. Records and Reports of Commissioner, Inspectors and Chief Clerk
§21-3-16. Inclosure of Streetcar Platforms
§21-3-18. Hazardous Chemical Substances; Notice to Employees; Reports to Commissioner; Penalties
§21-3-19. Discrimination for Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited
§21-3-20. Use of Video and Other Electronic Surveillance Devices by Employers Prohibited