No employer shall discharge or take any other form of reprisal against an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a rent-to-own transaction.
W. Va. Code § 46B-6-5
No discharge or reprisal because of garnishment
Known as the West Virginia Consumer Goods Rental Protection Act
The act spans §§ 46B-1-1 to 46B-8-3 (45 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.