West Virginia § 21-5-8 - 21-5-8. Checkweighman where wages depend on production.
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§ 21-5-8. 21-5-8. Checkweighman where wages depend on production.
Where the amount of wages paid to any of the persons employed in any manufacturing, mining, or other enterprise employing labor, depends upon the amount produced by weight or measure, the persons so employed may, at their own cost, station or appoint at each place appointed for the weighing or measuring of the products of their labor a checkweighman or measurer, who shall in all cases be appointed by a majority ballot of the workmen employed at the works where he is appointed to act as such checkweighman or measurer.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-5-8 ("21-5-8. Checkweighman where wages depend on production.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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