WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 5534
By Delegates Young, Garcia, and Williams [Introduced February 09, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization]
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1 A BILL to amend and reenact §8-15-10a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating
2 to compensation for firefighters who are required to work holidays.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 15. FIRE FIGHTING; FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS; CIVIL
SERVICE FOR PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
§8-15-10a. Firemen who are required to work during holidays; how compensated.
1 From the effective date of this section, if any member of a paid fire department is required
2 to work during a legal holiday as is specified in subsection (a), section one, article two, chapter two
3 of this code, or if a legal holiday falls on the member's regular scheduled day off, he or she shall be
4 allowed equal time off equal to their shift, even if the shift spans two calendar days, at such time as
5 may be approved by the chief executive officer of the department under whom he or she serves or,
6 in the alternative, shall be paid at a rate not less than one and one-half times his or her regular rate
7 of pay, equal to their shift, even if the shift spans two calendar days: Provided, That if a special
8 election of a political subdivision other than a municipality falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the
9 municipality may choose not to recognize the day of the election as a holiday if a majority of the
10 municipality's city council votes not to recognize the day of the election as a holiday.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish time off or rate of pay for firefighters who are required to work during holidays.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 8-15-10a