{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-131","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46A-2-131","heading":"No discharge or reprisal because of garnishment.","body":"No employer shall discharge or take any other form of reprisal against an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit sale, consumer lease or consumer loan.","path":["CHAPTER 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.","ARTICLE 2. CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46A-2-131/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:58Z","sha256":"641c74c1de9d7d24c8b9c39b4f3d6ba0d6622cab5843a1064cfd5a2cab40b119","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-130","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-2-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}