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First Name Elizabeth
Last Name Cooper
Decision Date 9/30/2022
Docket Number 2022-0209-DOA
ALJ BTC
Respondent Department of Administration/ AND Division of Personnel
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Administrative Services Manager 3
Topics Classification
Primary Issues Whether Grievant proved that the Division of Personnel’s classification determination was arbitrary or capricious.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W. Va. Code St. R. § 143-1-3.72; W. Va. Code St. R. § 143-1-3.19; W. Va. Code R. § 143-1-4.5.b
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); W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res. v. Blankenship, 189 W. Va. 342, 348, 431 S.E.2d 681, 687 (1993); Kyle v. W. Va. State Bd. of Rehab., Docket No. VR-88-006 (Mar. 28, 1989); Simmons v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health and Human Res./Div. of Personnel, Docket No. 90-H-433 (Mar. 28, 1991); Propst v. Dep’t of Health and Human Resources and Div. of Personnel, Docket No. 93-HHR-351 (Dec. 3, 1993); Dollison v. W. Va. Dep't of Empl. Security, Docket No. 89-ES-101 (Nov. 3, 1989)
Keywords Classification; Reallocation; Job Duties; Arbitrary and Capricious
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent Purchasing Division within its Program Services section in a position classified as an Administrative Services Manager 3. Grievant sought reallocation of the position she occupies to Administrative Services Manager 4 and protests the Division of Personnel’s determination that the position is properly classified as an Administrative Services Manager 3. Grievant failed to prove that the Division of Personnel’s interpretation of classification specification at issue is clearly erroneous. Grievant failed to prove that the Division of Personnel’s classification determination was arbitrary or capricious or that the Administrative Services Manager 4 classification is the best fit for the position she occupies. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

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