Mitchell E. Woodrum

The West Virginia Division of Labor's FY 2025 plan focuses on protecting the lives and health of West Virginians by providing safety consultations, enforcing child labor laws, supervising boiler inspections, enforcing construction and safety standards for manufactured homes, amusement rides, and elevators, and enforcing wage and hour laws. It also aims to promote prosperity by ensuring minimum wage compliance, securing wage bonds, licensing contractors, providing arbitration services, protecting employees from polygraph examinations, verifying legal employment status, and ensuring accurate weights and measures in commercial transactions.

The West Virginia Board of Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety convened to address several key issues. Disciplinary hearings were conducted for multiple licensees regarding violations such as failure to maintain records, utilizing unlicensed contractors, and failing to comply with state or federal standards in manufactured home installations. The board also addressed cases of failing to fulfill warranty obligations. Additionally, the board reviewed and approved staff recommendations for disciplinary actions, including fines and reprimands, and addressed cease and desist orders for unlicensed entities. License applications for manufacturers, dealers, and contractors were reviewed and approved, and a Recovery Fund request was also approved. The staff provided a report including a judgment obtained by the Attorney General's Office and the Recovery Fund balance.

The board conducted disciplinary hearings for multiple licensees concerning violations related to installation compliance, record-keeping, warranty obligations, and the use of unlicensed contractors. Fines and reprimands were issued in several cases, with some cases continued to a future meeting. Quarterly reports on disciplinary actions were reviewed and actions taken. Cease and desist orders were addressed for unlicensed businesses. A dealer license application was approved. A request for recovery fund disbursement was denied. Rule revisions were discussed, and a staff report included updates on the recovery fund balance, legislative meetings, and a scheduled monitoring assessment.

Disciplinary hearings addressed violations by Champion Home Builders, Inc. and S & M Mobile Home Sales, Inc., resulting in fines. Quarterly reports on disciplinary hearings were reviewed and approved, along with license applications for manufacturers, dealers, and contractors. A staff report included updates on letters to communities lacking DTR licenses, upcoming HUD rule changes, and the Recovery Fund balance.

The board meeting included disciplinary hearings for several licensees concerning various violations, including warranty issues, non-compliant installations, and record-keeping failures. Fines and reprimands were issued. Quarterly reports on disciplinary actions were reviewed and approved. Cease and desist orders were addressed for unlicensed activities. Several license applications (dealer and contractor) and renewals were approved. A staff report provided updates on case statuses and the recovery fund balance.