W. Va. Code R. § 217-1-17
Agency and Division Records. -- Each agency shall establish and maintain a personnel record for each employee, showing the employee's name, title, organizational unit, salary, changes in status, performance evaluations, and such other personnel information as may be considered pertinent. The Division is the custodian of records for agency employee personnel files. The Division shall maintain applications for examination for at least one year after the date of the application. All personnel records, whether held by the agency or the Division, shall be held confidential by each agency and the agency head in accordance with Section 18 of this rule. A complete and accurate copy of the employee's personnel file shall be provided by the previous employer upon inter-departmental transfer or other appointment of the employee by another State agency.
W. Va. Code R. § 217-1-17