W. Va. Code § 55-7-18
Limiting liability of home care service providers, daycare centers and residential care facilities disclosing certain employment information
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 55 — Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 55-7-18, Limiting liability of home care service providers, daycare centers and residential care facilities disclosing certain employment information, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390993
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When a residential care facility required to be registered, licensed or certified under the laws of the state, a licensed day care center, or an agency providing services in the home to children or incapacitated adults is asked to provide an employment reference with respect to a named individual who provided services to children or incapacitated adults for compensation, no person shall be liable for disclosing information related to the named individual's employment history, including a subjective assessment of whether the named individual is suited to provide services to children or incapacitated adults, unless it is alleged and proven that the information disclosed was false and disclosed with knowledge that the information was false.