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First Name Bradley
Last Name Goddard
Decision Date 5/24/2021
Docket Number 2019-0884-MAPS
ALJ JSF
Respondent Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Bureau of Juvenile Services AND Division of Personnel
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Case Manager
Topics Reclassification; Reallocation
Primary Issues Whether Grievant proved that DOP acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner when it determined that the best fit for the position occupied by Grievant was and continues to be Corrections Case Manager.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code St. R. §143-1-3.74; W. Va. Code St. R. § 143-1-3.72; W. Va. Code R. § 143-1-4
Related Cases Simmons v. W. Va. Dep't of Health and Human Resources, Docket No. 90-H-433 (Mar. 28, 1991); Broaddus v. W. Va. Div. of Human Serv., Docket Nos. 89-DHS-606, 607, 609 (Aug. 31, 1990); Carroll v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 04-HHR-245 (Nov. 24, 2004); Broaddus, supra; Barrett et al v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res. & Div. of Personnel, Docket No. 04-HHR389 (Dec. 6, 2007); Hatfield v. Mingo County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 91-29-077 (April 15, 1996); Graham v. Nicholas County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 93-34-224 (Jan. 6, 1994); W. Va. Dept. of Health v. Blankenship, 189 W. Va. 342, 431 S.E.2d 681, 687 (1993)
Keywords Reclassification; Reallocation; Classification; Job Duties; Arbitrary and Capricious
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by the Division of Corrections as a Corrections Case Manager (CCM). Grievant requested that the Division of Personnel (DOP) reallocate his position to a Corrections Program Specialist, Senior. DOP determined that the primary duties of the position were best suited to a CCM. Grievant did not prove that this determination was arbitrary and capricious. Accordingly, this grievance is DENIED.

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