Database Search Result Details

First Name Stuart
Last Name Peters
Decision Date 1/10/2022
Docket Number 2021-0270-DOC
ALJ BTC
Respondent Division of Natural Resources
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Park Superintendent
Topics Evaluation
Primary Issues Whether Grievant proved his evaluation was improper retaliatory.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code § 6C-2-2(o)
Related Cases State v. Miller, 194 W. Va. 3, 7, 459 S.E.2d 114, 118 (1995); Bowman v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 2011-0422-CONS (Mar. 6, 2012); Gibson v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 2009-0700-DHHR (Jan. 19, 2010); Wiley v. W. Va. Div. of Natural Res., Docket No. 97-DNR-397 (Mar. 26, 1998); Maxey v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Serv., Docket Nos. 92-HHR-088/224/362 (Aug. 16, 1993); Shaffer v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 02-HHR-109 (July 1, 2002); Farley v. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 02-HHR-088D (May 8, 2002); Ratcliff v. Dep’t of Envtl. Prot. Docket No. 2011-1878-DEP (Aug. 27, 2013); Parsons v. Gen. Serv. Div., Docket No. 2012-0867-DOA (Apr. 17, 2013); Frost v. Bluefield State Coll., Docket No. 2011-0895-BSC (Jan. 29, 2014), aff’d, W.Va. Sup. Ct. App. Docket No. 14-0841 (June 12, 2015); Coddington v. W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket Nos. 93-HHR-265/266/267 (May 19, 1994), aff’d, Lewis Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 94-C-00036 (Jan. 25, 1995)
Keywords Performance Evaluation; Retaliation
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court Grievant appealed 2/22/22, CA# 22-AA-6; affirmed 4/8/24
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent as the Park Superintendent of Cabwaylingo State Forest. Grievant protests his performance evaluation alleging it was improper due to procedural failures and retaliation. Grievant proved there were procedural failures but failed to show that the result of the evaluation would have been different but for the procedural errors. Grievant failed to prove the evaluation was retaliatory. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

Back to Results Search Again