W. Va. Code § 5B-2Q-6
Eligible activities and participant protections.
- (a) Program funds received by employer partners may be used only for wage subsidies, payroll-related costs, training, transportation, equipment, supportive services, and reasonable administrative expenses, all of which must be related to youth participants hired by the employer partner under the program.
- (b) Youth participants in the program shall be paid by employer partners not less than the applicable minimum wage established by §21-5C-2 of this code.
- (c) An employer partner’s participation in the program shall not directly result in the displacement of the employer partner’s existing employees or a reduction in the wages or hours of said employees.