West Virginia Code > Chapter 23 > Article 2 – Employers and Employees Subject to Chapter; Extraterritorial Coverage


23-2-1	Employers subject to chapter; elections not to provide certain coverages; notices; filing of business registration certificates
23-2-1a	Employees subject to chapter
23-2-1b	Special provisions as to premiums
23-2-1c	Extraterritorial coverage; approval and change of agreements
23-2-1d	Prime contractors and subcontractors liability
23-2-2	Insurance Commissioner to be furnished information by employers, State Tax Commissioner, and WorkForce West Virginia; secrecy of information; examination of employers, etc.; violation a misdemeanor
23-2-3	Report forms and other forms for use of employers
23-2-4	Classification of industries; rate of premiums; authority to adopt various systems; accounts
23-2-5	Notice to employees
23-2-5a	Collection of premiums from defaulting employers; interest and penalties; civil remedies; creation and enforcement of lien against employer and purchaser; duty of Secretary of State to register liens; distraint powers; insolvency proceedings; Secretary of
23-2-5c	Statute of limitations; effective date for new payments; previous payments due not affected
23-2-5d	Uncollectible receivables; write-offs
23-2-6	Exemption of contributing employers from liability
23-2-6a	Exemption from liability of officers, managers, agents, representatives or employees of contributing employers
23-2-7	Benefits of chapter may not be waived by contract or regulation
23-2-8	Liability of employer for failing to procure or maintain workers’ compensation insurance; certain common-law defenses prohibited; exceptions
23-2-9	Election of employer or employers’ group to be self-insured and to provide own system of compensation; exceptions; self administration; rules; penalties; regulation of self-insurers
23-2-9a	Sanctions for default by self-insured employers; rulemaking authority
23-2-10	Application of chapter to interstate commerce
23-2-11	Partial invalidity of chapter
23-2-12	Effect of repeal or invalidity of chapter on action for damages
23-2-13	Interest
23-2-14	Sale or transfer of business; attachment of lien for premium, etc.; payments due; criminal penalties for failure to pay; creation and avoidance or elimination of lien; enforcement of lien; successor liability
23-2-15	Liabilities of successor employer; waiver of payment by commission; assignment of predecessor employer’s premium rate to successor
23-2-16	Acceptance or assignment of premium rate
23-2-17	Employer right to hearing; content of petition; appeal

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 23 > Article 2 - Employers and Employees Subject to Chapter; Extraterritorial Coverage

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
personal property: includes goods, chattels, real and personal, money, credits, investments, and the evidences thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.