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First Name David
Last Name Austin
Decision Date 3/1/2018
Docket Number 2017-1364-DOT
ALJ LRB
Respondent Division of Highways and Division of Personnel
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Supervisor I
Topics Classification
Primary Issues Whether Grievant established that the position he occupies should be classified as a Supervisor 2.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code R. § 143-1-4.5; W. Va. Code § 29-6-1
Related Cases Hayes v. W.Va. Dep’t of Natural Res., Docket No. NR-88-038 (Mar. 28, 1989); Captain v. W. Va. Div. of Health, Docket No. 90-H-471 (Apr. 4, 1991); Dollison v. W. Va. Dep't of Employment Security, Docket No. 89-ES-101 (Nov. 3, 1989); Simmons v. W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 90-H-433 (Mar. 28, 1991); Kyle v. W. Va. State Bd. of Rehab., Docket No. VR-88-006 (Mar. 28, 1989); Logdson v. Div. of Highways, Docket No. 2008-1159-DOT (Feb. 23, 2009)
Keywords Classification; Position Description Form; Job Duties; Arbitrary and Capricious
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is in opposition to the reallocation classification of the position he occupies from Supervisor II, pay grade 11 to Supervisor I, pay grade 9. The specific amount of pay Grievant receives as compensation was not altered. The Division of Personnel is the entity of WV State government charged with making classification determinations. Upon reviewing the documents related to Grievant’s position, and performing an on-site audit, the Division of Personnel determined that Grievant’s position best fit into the classification of Supervisor I. Grievant did not prove that Respondent DOP’s classification decision was arbitrary and capricious, or clearly wrong. This grievance is DENIED.

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