An employer who directly or indirectly:
(1) Makes or accepts a deduction from an individual's wage for the purpose of financing an employer's payment, or
(2) Requires or accepts a waiver of a right given an individual by this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 21A. Unemployment Compensation
Article 10. General Provisions
§21A-10-1. Agreements to Waive Rights or Pay Employer's Contribution Invalid
§21A-10-2. Assignment of Benefits Invalid; Exemption From Process; Exception
§21A-10-4. Records and Reports; Preservation; Copies; Admissibility; Destruction
§21A-10-5. Right to Representation by Counsel or Agent; Fees
§21A-10-6. Self-Incrimination; Perjury
§21A-10-7. False Representations; Penalties
§21A-10-8. Recovery of Benefits Paid on Misrepresentation; Limitations
§21A-10-9. Penalty for Deducting Employer's Contribution or Requiring Waiver of Right
§21A-10-12. Representation of State in Civil Actions
§21A-10-13. Prosecution and Jurisdiction of Criminal Actions
§21A-10-14. Liability of State for Benefits Limited to Unemployment Compensation Fund
§21A-10-16. Inconsistent Acts Repealed
§21A-10-17. Right to Amend or Repeal Chapter; Application of Certain Provisions
§21A-10-18. Change of Federal Payroll Tax
§21A-10-19. Disclosure of Information to Child Support Agencies
§21A-10-20. Disclosure of Information to Food Stamp Agencies
§21A-10-21. Recovery of Benefits Paid Through Error; Limitation
§21A-10-22. Disclosure of Information to Department of Housing and Urban Development