{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-6-1","heading":"Employment of children under fourteen.","body":"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;\n(2) Domestic services within the residence of the employer;\n(3) Work for parents or legal guardian in their solely owned business, except those jobs set out in section two of this article;\n(4) As actors or performers in motion pictures, theatrical, radio or television productions; and\n(5) Newspaper delivery.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 6. CHILD LABOR."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-6-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:45Z","sha256":"e3845d739d835a8097f5bdd4635045300099b47aa1f1b302d4f69917ed5b87f0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-5i-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}