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First Name Aaron
Last Name White
Decision Date 12/18/2017
Docket Number 2017-2482-MAPS
ALJ BTC
Respondent Division of Corrections/Mount Olive Correctional Complex
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Sergeant
Topics Dismissed; Retaliation, Protected Activity
Primary Issues Whether the remedy Grievant seeks is available through the grievance process.
Outcome Dismissed; Remedy Wholly Unavailable
Statutes W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-3 (2008); 156-1-6.11, 156-1-6.19, 156-1-6.19.2, 156-1-6.19.3
Related Cases McDaniel v. W. Va. Div. of Labor, 214 W. Va. 719, 591 S.E.2d 277 (2003); Dunlap v. Dep't of Env'l Prot., Docket No. 2008-0808-DEP (Mar. 10, 2009)
Keywords Emotional Distress, Relief, Monetary Damages, Tort-Like Damages, Remedy Wholly Unavailable
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant filed the instant grievance alleging retaliation. For relief, Grievant sought only money damages for emotional distress. Respondent moved to dismiss the grievance alleging Grievant seeks a remedy wholly unavailable through the grievance process. The Grievance Board does not have the authority to award damages for emotional distress. Accordingly, the grievance is dismissed.

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