West Virginia HB5539 allows employers to give hiring preference to unemployed coal miners.

West Virginia HB5539 amends the state code to allow public and private employers to show hiring preference to unemployed coal miners without violating equal employment opportunity laws. This preference applies to individuals who have been employed in coal mining for at least five years and are legally eligible for employment. The bill also clarifies that hiring preference does not apply to those separated from coal mining employment for cause.

West Virginia HB5539 allows employers to give hiring preference to unemployed coal miners.

West Virginia HB5539 amends the state code to allow public and private employers to show hiring preference to unemployed coal miners without violating equal employment opportunity laws. This preference applies to individuals who have been employed in coal mining for at least five years and are legally eligible for employment. The bill also clarifies that hiring preference does not apply to those separated from coal mining employment for cause.