Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 21A > Article 6B - Short Time Compensation Program

• Affected unit: means a specific plant, department, shift, or other definable unit of an employing unit that has at least two employees to which an approved short-time compensation plan applies. See West Virginia Code 21A-6B-1
• Commissioner: means the Workforce West Virginia Commissioner, formerly known as the Bureau of Employment Programs' Commissioner, as defined in §. See West Virginia Code 21A-6B-1
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• plan: means a plan submitted by an employer to the commissioner for approval to participate in the program. See West Virginia Code 21A-6B-1
• Program: means the short-time compensation program established pursuant to this article. See West Virginia Code 21A-6B-1
• Short-time compensation: means the unemployment benefits payable to employees in an affected unit under an approved short-time compensation plan, as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the unemployment benefits provisions of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 21A-6B-1
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10