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First Name Cynthia
Last Name Bonnett
Decision Date 4/7/2021
Docket Number 2020-1556-DOC
ALJ BTC
Respondent Workforce West Virginia/ AND Division of Personnel
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Employment Programs Spec Sr
Topics Temporary Upgrade
Primary Issues Whether Grievant proved the DOP’s interpretation of the minimum qualifications necessary for the temporary upgrade was clearly erroneous or arbitrary and capricious. Whether the determination Grievant did not meet the minimum qualifications was arbitrary and capricious.
Outcome Denied
Statutes
Related Cases Bonnett v. West Virginia Dep’t of Tax and Revenue and Div. of Pers., Docket No. 99-T&R-118 (Aug 30, 1999), aff’d Kan. Co. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 99-AA-151 (Mar. 1, 2001); Kyle v. W. Va. State Bd. of Rehab., Docket No. VR-88-006 (Mar. 28, 1989); W. Va. Dep't of Health and Human Res. v. Blankenship, 189 W. Va. 342, 431 S.E.2d 681, 687 (1993)
Keywords Temporary Upgrade; Qualifications; Arbitrary and Capricious
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent Workforce West Virginia as an Employment Programs Specialist, Sr. Grievant grieves the Division of Personnel’s rejection of her temporary upgrade to an Employment Programs Manager 2 position per its determination that Grievant did not meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Grievant failed to prove the Division of Personnel’s interpretation of the minimum qualifications was clearly erroneous or that the Division of Personnel’s determination Grievant did not meet the minimum qualifications was arbitrary and capricious. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

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