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First Name Jeremy
Last Name Hopson
Decision Date 7/19/2019
Docket Number 2017-1709-DEP
ALJ BTC
Respondent Department of Environmental Protection/Division of Mining and Reclamation
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Environmental Inspector
Topics Selection
Primary Issues Whether Grievant proved any legal insufficiency in the selection process or that the selection decision was arbitrary and capricious.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code St. R. § 143-1-12.4.j (2016)
Related Cases Thibault v. Div. of Rehabilitation Serv., Docket No. 93-RS-489 (July 29, 1994); Mihaliak v. Div. of Rehab. Serv., Docket No. 98-RS-126 (Aug. 3, 1998); Spears v. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 04-HHR-284 (July 27, 2005)
Keywords Selection Process; Qualifications; Arbitrary and Capricious
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent as an Environmental Inspector in the Division of Mining and Reclamation. Grievant applied for and was not selected for an Environmental Inspector position in Hazardous Waste Unit of the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the Division of Water and Waste Management. Grievant failed to prove any legal insufficiency in the selection process or that the selection decision was arbitrary and capricious. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

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