Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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Mary
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Last Name
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Myers
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Decision Date
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5/9/2018
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Docket Number
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2017-2498-CONS
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ALJ
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CHL
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Respondent
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Department of Health and Human Resources/Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital
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Employment Type
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STATE
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Job Title
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Health Service Worker
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Topics
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Suspension; Termination; Dismissal
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Primary Issues
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Whether Respondent proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant engaged in improper conduct warranting her dismissal.
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Outcome
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Denied
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Statutes
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W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-3 (2008); W. Va. Code St. R. § 64-59-3.13; W. Va. Code § 6C-2-4(a)(3)
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Related Cases
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Ramey v. W. Va. Dep't of Health, Docket No. H-88-005 (Dec. 6, 1988); Leichliter v. W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993); Oakes v. W. Va. Dep’t of Finance & Admin., 164 W. Va. 384, 264 S.E.2d 151 (1980); Guine v. Civil Serv. Comm’n, 149 W. Va. 461, 141 S.E.2d 364 (1965); Kennedy v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 2009-1443-DHHR (March 11, 2010), aff’d, Kan. Co. Cir. Ct., Civil Action No. 10-AA-73 (June 9, 2011); Warner v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 07-HHR-409 (Nov. 18, 2008); Miller v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 96-HHR-501 (Sept. 30, 1997); Harry v. Marion County Bd. of Educ., Docket Nos. 95-24-575 & 96-24-111 (Sept. 23, 1996); Gunnells v. Logan County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 97-23-055 (Dec. 9, 1997); Sinsel v. Harrison County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 96-17-219 (Dec. 31, 1996); Seddon v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health/Kanawha-Charleston Health Dep’t, Docket No. 90-H-115 (June 8, 1990)
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Keywords
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Suspension; Termination; Dismissal; Abuse; Investigation; Video; Hearsay; Substantiated; Policy 2108; Horseplay; Personal Space; Singular Offense; Good Cause
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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 was employed by Respondent as a Health Service Worker (“HSW”) at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital. Respondent dismissed Grievant for engaging in conduct toward a patient in violation of policy and the applicable state regulations constituting physical abuse. Grievant denies Respondent’s claims. Respondent proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant engaged in physical abuse of a patient in violation of policy, and that such warranted dismissal. Therefore, the grievance is DENIED.
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