W. Va. Code R. § 135-39-3 - Part-Time and Temporary Employees

3.1. Institutions shall not hire part-time employees solely to avoid the payment of benefits or in lieu of full-time employees and shall provide all qualified classified employees with nine-month or ten-month contracts with the opportunity to accept part-time or full-time summer employment before new persons are hired for the part-time or full-time employment. Consequently, institutions may only employ individuals into temporary positions when the function of the position is expected to require less than nine (9) consecutive months of employment (regardless of hours worked per week) to equal the full-time equivalency of the position.

3.2. Classified employees who are employed in less than twelve-month positions and who meet the minimum qualifications of a position shall be provided with an opportunity to accept part-time or full-time summer employment before new persons shall be hired for those positions.

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W. Va. Code R. § 135-39-3