West Virginia Code
Article 3. Safety and Welfare of Employees
§21-3-11. Seats for Female Employees

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

West Virginia Code

Chapter 21. Labor

Article 3. Safety and Welfare of Employees

§21-3-1. Employers to Safeguard Life, etc., of Employees; Reports and Investigations of Accidents; Orders of Commissioner

§21-3-2. Guarding Machinery and Dangerous Places; Standards for Construction of Scaffolding, Hoists and Temporary Floors; First Aid Equipment

§21-3-3. Guarding Shafts, Hatchways, Wheel Holes, Elevators and Electrical Apparatus; Requiring Correction of Unsafe Conditions

§21-3-3a. National Electrical Code Minimum Standards

§21-3-4. Removal of Safeguards

§21-3-5. Control of Machinery

§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

§21-3-9. Fire Escapes

§21-3-10. Food or Meals in Factories

§21-3-10a. Meal Breaks

§21-3-11. Seats for Female Employees

§21-3-12. Water Closets

§21-3-13. Washing Facilities and Dressing Rooms

§21-3-14. Power of Commissioner as to Witnesses; Prosecution of Offenses; Penalties; Jurisdiction; Exemption of Coal Mining Operations; Recovery of Civil Penalties

§21-3-15. Records and Reports of Commissioner, Inspectors and Chief Clerk

§21-3-16. Inclosure of Streetcar Platforms

§21-3-17. Employers Not to Require Payment of Fees for Medical Examination as Condition of Employment; Enforcement

§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

§21-3-21. Special Revenue Fund for the Division of Labor; Authorized Deposits; Disbursements; Purpose

§21-3-22. Osha Construction Safety Program