Except as provided in section thirteen, no provision of this article may in any way be contravened or set aside by private agreement, and the acceptance by an employee of a partial payment of wages shall not constitute a release as to the balance of his claim and any release required as a condition of such payment shall be null and void.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5. Wage Payment and Collection
§21-5-2. Semimonthly Payment of Wages by Railroads
§21-5-3. Payment of Wages by Employers Other Than Railroads; Assignments of Wages
§21-5-4. Cash Orders; Employees Separated From Payroll Before Paydays; Employer Provided Property
§21-5-5b. Employer Limitations on Use of Detection of Deception Devices or Instruments; Exceptions
§21-5-5d. Penalties; Cause of Action
§21-5-6. Refusal to Pay Wages or Redeem Orders
§21-5-7. Prime Contractor"s Responsibility for Wages and Benefits
§21-5-8. Checkweighman Where Wages Depend on Production
§21-5-9. Notification, Posting and Records
§21-5-10. Provisions of Law May Not Be Waived by Agreement
§21-5-11. Administrative Enforcement
§21-5-13. Rules and Regulations
§21-5-14. Employer’s Bond for Wages and Benefits
§21-5-14a. Insufficiency of Bond; Manner of Distribution
§21-5-15. Violations; Cease and Desist Orders and Appeals Therefrom; Criminal Penalties
§21-5-16. Contractors and Subcontractors to Notify Commissioner