West Virginia § 21-6-1 Employment of children under fourteen

West Virginia Statutes

§ 21-6-1 — Employment of children under fourteen

West Virginia § 21-6-1

Ch. 21LABOR

Art. 6CHILD LABOR

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W. Va. Code § 21-6-1 (2026).

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Except as permitted and authorized by the provisions of this article, a child under fourteen years of age shall only be employed or permitted to work the following jobs:

(1)Agriculture and horticulture activities which have not been declared hazardous by the secretary of the United States department of labor;

(2)Domestic services within the residence of the employer;

(3)Work for parents or legal guardian in their solely owned business, except those jobs set out in section two of this article;

(4)As actors or performers in motion pictures, theatrical, radio or television productions; and

(5)Newspaper delivery.

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Except as permitted and authorized by the provisions of this article, a child under fourteen years of age shall only be employed or permitted to work the following jobs: (1) Agriculture and horticulture activities which have not been declared hazardous by the secretary of the United States department of labor;

(2) Domestic services within the residence of the employer;

(3) Work for parents or legal guardian in their solely owned business, except those jobs set out in section two of this article;

(4) As actors or performers in motion pictures, theatrical, radio or television productions; and

(5) Newspaper delivery.