West Virginia Code § 16B-19-2

Nondiscrimination with regard to reasonable accommodations related to
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pregnancy.
It shall be an unlawful employment practice for a covered entity to:
(1) Not make reasonable accommodations to the known limitations related to the pregnancy,
childbirth, or related medical conditions of a job applicant or employee, following delivery by
the applicant or employee of written documentation from the applicant's or employee's
health care provider that specifies the applicant's or employee's limitations and suggesting
what accommodations would address those limitations, unless such covered entity can
demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue haurdship on the operation of
the business of such covered entity;
(2) Deny employment opportunities to a job applicant or employee, if such denial is based on
the refusal of the covered entity to make reasonable accommodations to the known
limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of an employee
or applicant; l
(3) Require a job applicant or employee affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical
conditions to accept an accommodation thiat such applicant or employee chooses not to
accept; or g
(4) Require an employee to take leave under any leave law or policy of the covered entity if
another reasonable accommodation can be provided to the known limitations related to the
pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of an employee.

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