(a) It is unlawful for any employer or the agent or representative of an employer, whether public or private, to operate any electronic surveillance device or system, including, but not limited to, the use of a closed circuit television system, a video-recording device, or any combination of those or other electronic devices for the purpose of recording or monitoring the activities of the employees in areas designed for the health or personal comfort of the employees or for safeguarding of their possessions, such as rest rooms, shower rooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms and employee lounges.
(b) Any employer or agent thereof who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, shall be fined $500 for the first offense. An employer or agent thereof convicted a second time under this provision shall be fined $1,000. For the third and any subsequent offense, the penalty shall be $2,000.
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