Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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Joni
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Last Name
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Whitt
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Decision Date
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8/28/2017
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Docket Number
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2017-1982-CONS
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ALJ
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MJS
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Respondent
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Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Child Support Enforcement
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Employment Type
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STATE
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Job Title
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Child Support Specialist I
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Topics
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Suspension
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Primary Issues
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Whether Respondent had good cause to suspend Grievant.
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Outcome
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Denied
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Statutes
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Related Cases
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Conner v. Barbour County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 94-01-394 (Jan. 31, 1995); Phillips v. Summers County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 93-45-105 (Mar. 31, 1994); Overbee v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 96-HHR-183 (Oct. 3, 1996); Jones v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 96-HHR-371 (Oct. 30, 1996)
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Keywords
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Suspension; Performance Improvement Plan; Reprimand; Misconduct; Unsatisfactory Performance; Unprofessional Conduct
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Intermediate Court of Appeals
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Circuit Court
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Supreme Court
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Synopsis
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Grievant is employed as a Child Support Specialist 1. Grievant protests her reprimand and suspension for five days for unsatisfactory performance, and unprofessional behavior in the work place. Respondent proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant engaged in the behavior set forth in her suspension letter. Moreover, the suspension was proper and justified as Grievant’s performance and behavioral issues had been addressed with her many times throughout her employment, and had not improved, even after having been placed on employee performance improvement plans. Therefore, the grievance is DENIED.
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