{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 23-4-5","heading":"Benefits for first three days after injury.","body":"If the period of disability does not last longer than three days from the day the employee leaves work as the result of the injury, no award shall be allowed, except the disbursements or payments provided for in §23-4-6 and §23-4-6a of this code, but if the period of disability lasts longer than seven days from the day the employee leaves work as a result of the injury, an award shall be allowed for the first three days of such disability.","path":["CHAPTER 23. WORKERS' COMPENSATION.","ARTICLE 4. DISABILITY AND DEATH BENEFITS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/23-4-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:22Z","sha256":"939d057fb0e0db49fe315192f90783a46b5a42f9ed8591a02e5e2b3b733ef327","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-4-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-23-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}