West Virginia Senate Bill 35: Limiting liability of employers for persons whose criminal records are expunged

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to limit the liability of employers in cases where convictions of an employee for certain crimes are expunged. The bill requires creation of a data base record showing offenses were expunged. Courts are required to cross-reference data base for expungements. The bill provides that an employer is not liable to furnish health insurance or health care costs to persons whose records are expunged for drug addiction related or drug addiction related diseases.

Latest action

To Judiciary (2026-01-14)

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