Database Search Result Details
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First Name
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Michael
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Last Name
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Chidester
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Decision Date
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11/14/2018
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Docket Number
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2017-2225-CONS
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ALJ
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RLR
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Respondent
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Department of Health and Human Resources/William R. Sharpe, Jr. 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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Termination; Dismissal
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Primary Issues
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Whether Respondent had good cause to terminate 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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Ramey v. W. Va. Dep't of Health, Docket No. H-88-005 (Dec. 6, 1988); 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)
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Keywords
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Termination; Patient Abuse; Patient Safety; Physical Restraint
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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 a Health Service Worker with the Department of Health and Human Resources at Sharpe Hospital for approximately two years. Grievant was charged with abuse of hospital patients while performing his duties. Respondent met it burden of proof and demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant’s termination was for good cause. Accordingly, this grievance is denied.
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