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First Name Lacee
Last Name Morgan
Decision Date 2/1/2021
Docket Number 2020-1470-DHHR
ALJ CHL
Respondent Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Public Health
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Morgue Technician
Topics Dismissed; Termination; Probationary Employee
Primary Issues Whether Grievant, a probationary employee, who was dismissed by her employer on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance, proved by a preponderance of the evidence that her work was satisfactory. Whether Grievant proved her claim on nondiscriminatory hostile work environment by a preponderance of the evidence.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code § 6C-2-4(a)(4); W. Va. Code ST. R. § 143-1-10.1(a) (2016); W. Va. Code ST. R. § 143-1-10.5(a) (2016)
Related Cases Bonnell v. Dep't of Corr., Docket No. 89-CORR-163 (Mar. 8, 1990); Roberts v. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., Docket No. 2008-0958-DHHR (Mar. 13, 2009); Leichliter v. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993), aff’d, Pleasants Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 93-APC-1 (Dec. 2, 1994); Livingston v. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., Docket No. 2008-0770-DHHR (Mar. 21, 2008); Hammond v. Div. of Veterans Affairs, Docket No. 2009-0161-MAPS (Jan. 7, 2009); Hackman v. W. Va. Dep’t of Transp., Docket No. 01-DMV-582 (Feb. 20, 2002); McCoy v. W. Va. Dep’t of Transp., Docket No. 98-DOH-399 (June 18, 1999); Nicholson v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., Docket No. 99-HHR-299 (Aug. 31, 1999); Lott v. W. Va. Div. of Juvenile Serv., Docket No. 99-DJS-278 (Dec. 16, 1999); State ex rel. Eads v. Duncil, 196 W. Va. 604, 474 S.E.2d 534 (1996) (citing Arlington Hosp. v. Schweiker, 547 F. Supp. 670 (E.D. Va. 1982); Bedford County Memorial Hosp. v. Health and Human Serv., 769 F.2d 1017 (4th Cir. 1985); Yokum v. W. Va. Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Docket No. 96-DOE-081 (Oct. 16, 1996); Trimboli v. Dep’t of Health and Human Res., Docket No. 93-HHR-322 (June 27, 1997), aff’d Mercer Cnty. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 97-CV-374-K (Oct. 16, 1998); In re Queen, 196 W.Va. 442, 473 S.E.2d 483 (1996); Adkins v. W. Va. Dep't of Educ., 210 W. Va. 105, 556 S.E.2d 72 (2001) (per curiam); Blake v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 01-20-470 (Oct. 29, 2001), aff’d Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 01-AA-161 (July 2, 2002), appeal refused, W.Va. Sup. Ct. App. Docket No. 022387 (Apr. 10, 2003); Baker v. Bd. of Trs./W. Va. Univ. at Parkersburg, Docket No. 97-BOT-359 (Apr. 30, 1998); Harrison v. W. Va. Bd. of Drs./Bluefield State Coll., Docket No. 93-BOD-400 (Apr. 11, 1995)
Keywords Dismiss; Termination; Probationary; Unsatisfactory; Satisfactory; Arbitrary and Capricious; Nondiscriminatory Hostile Work Environment
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant was employed as a probationary employee by Respondent. Respondent dismissed Grievant for unsatisfactory work performance. Grievant argued that her work performance was satisfactory, and that she should not have been dismissed from her employment. Grievant also alleged nondiscriminatory hostile environment. Grievant failed to prove her claims by a preponderance of the evidence. Therefore, the grievance is DENIED.

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