{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-2-1","heading":"Purpose of agency; no fees charged.","body":"The commissioner of labor shall maintain in connection with his department a public agency to be known as the \"state public employment agency,\" for the purpose of receiving and filing applications of persons seeking employment and of persons or firms seeking to employ labor. There shall be no fee or compensation charged or received, directly or indirectly, from persons applying for employment or from those desiring to employ labor through said agency.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 2. EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.","STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-2-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:41Z","sha256":"0d1d6181e3b366d02483cbbe079388c70cd61af26f8711a40e915ead7ae7acab","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-1e-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}