{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-46a-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-46A-1","heading":"Purpose and intent.","body":"The Legislature hereby finds that:\n(1) Professional Employer Organizations (hereinafter \"PEOs\") provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits which might otherwise not be available to them;\n(2) PEOs operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the Insurance Commissioner; and\n(3) Any allocation of employer duties and responsibilities between a PEO and a client-employer pursuant to this article should preserve all rights to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 46A. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-46A-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:53Z","sha256":"e2db671a3385c0ae32c7e06212bb0b4b32d68ed010c2f9154718d0743783665f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-46-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-46a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}