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First Name Kathy
Last Name Lawson
Decision Date 10/24/2023
Docket Number 2022-0747-DHHR
ALJ BTC
Respondent Department of Health and Human Resources/Lakin Hospital
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Laundry Worker
Topics Disciplinary
Primary Issues Whether Respondent was justified in suspending Grievant for failure to adhere to her attendance and performance improvement plan after previously issuing verbal and written warnings.
Outcome Denied
Statutes W.VA. CODE ST. R. § 156-1-3 (2018)
Related Cases Leichliter v. W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993); Jones v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 96-HHR-371 (Oct. 30, 1996); Young v. Div. of Natural Res., Docket No. 2009-0540-DOC (Nov. 13, 2009); See also Clarke v. W. Va. Bd. of Regents, 166 W. Va. 702, 279 S.E.2d 169 (1981); Burchell v. Bd. of Trustees, Marshall Univ., Docket No. 97-BOT-011 (Aug. 29, 1997); Stamper v. W. Va. Dept. of Health & Human Resources, Docket No. 95-HHR-144 (Mar. 20, 1996); Womack v. Dept. of Admin., Docket No. 93-ADMN-430 (Mar. 30, 1994); Aglinsky v. Bd. of Trustees, Docket No. 97-BOT-256 (Oct. 27, 1997), aff’d, Monongalia Cnty. Cir. Ct. Docket No. 97-C-AP-96 (Dec. 7, 1999), appeal refused, W.Va. Sup Ct. App. Docket No. 001096 (July 6, 2000)
Keywords Suspension without pay
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant is employed by Respondent as a Laundry Worker at Lakin Hospital. Grievant protests her suspension from employment. Respondent proved the majority of the charges against Grievant and that it was justified in suspending Grievant for three days for failing to adhere to her attendance and performance improvement plan after previously issuing her a verbal and written warning. Accordingly, the grievance is denied.

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