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West Virginia

    Region
    West Virginia
    Required to Report
    Yes
    What to Report
    None
    State Office
    Poison Control
    Phone 1
    800-222-1222
    WPS Enforcement
    Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

    Department of Agriculture, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division: http://www.agriculture.wv.gov/divisions/regulatoryandenvironmental/pesticides/Pages/default.aspx

    Coverage for Farmworkers
    Required (with limitations)
    Limitations
    Employers with more than five full-time agricultural employees must provide workers' compensation.
    Statute
    W. Va. Code Ann. § 23-2-1(b)(2) (2012)
    Coverage for Undocumented Workers
    Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
    Case Law
    Neither statute nor case law answers this question.
    Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
    There is no case law answering this question.