{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-6b-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21A-6B-1","heading":"Definitions:","body":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n“Affected unit” means a specific plant, department, shift, or other definable unit of an employing unit that has at least two employees to which an approved short-time compensation plan applies.\n“Commissioner” means the Workforce West Virginia Commissioner, formerly known as the Bureau of Employment Programs’ Commissioner, as defined in §21A-1A-12 of this code.\n“Exhaustee” has the same meaning as defined in §21A-6A-1 of this code.\n“Health and retirement benefits” means employer-provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit pension plan as defined in 26 U.S.C. §414(j) or contributions under a defined contribution plan as defined in 26 U.S.C. §414(i) that are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned.\n“Program” means the short-time compensation program established pursuant to this article.\n“Short-time compensation” means the unemployment benefits payable to employees in an affected unit under an approved short-time compensation plan, as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the unemployment benefits provisions of this chapter.\n“Work sharing plan” or “plan” means a plan submitted by an employer to the commissioner for approval to participate in the program.","path":["CHAPTER 21A. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.","ARTICLE 6B. SHORT TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAM."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21A-6B-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:53Z","sha256":"07bb99e087b7def529fb8bbd751a16a9f356357389a6ad0bfc1b4f76c5d79c91","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-6a-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21a-6b-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}