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First Name Christopher
Last Name Burnette
Decision Date 3/1/2023
Docket Number 2024-0197-DHS
ALJ RLR
Respondent Department of Homeland Security/Eastern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Correctional Officer II
Topics Dismissal--untimely
Primary Issues Whether the grievance was timely filed.
Outcome Dismissed
Statutes W. VA. CODE ST. R. § 156-1-6.2 (2018); W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-3(a)(1)
Related Cases Armstrong v. W. Va. Div. of Culture & History, 229 W. Va. 538, 729 S.E.2d 860 (2012); Higginbotham v. W. Va. Dep't of Pub. Safety, Docket No. 97-DPS-018 (Mar. 31, 1997); Sayre v. Mason County Health Dep't, Docket No. 95-MCHD-435 (Dec. 29, 1995), aff'd, Circuit Court of Mason County, No. 96-C-02 (June 17, 1996); Ball v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 94-20-6384 (Mar. 13, 1995); Woods v. Fairmont State College, Docket No. 93-BOD-157 (Jan. 31,1994); Jack v. W. Va. Div. of Human Serv., Docket No. 90-DHS-524 (May 14, 1991); Harvey v. W. Va. Bureau of Empl. Programs, Docket No. 96-BEP-484 (Mar. 6, 1998); Whalen v. Mason County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 97-26-234 (Feb. 27, 1998); Rose v. Raleigh County Bd. of Educ., 199 W. Va. 220, 483 S.E.2d 566 (1997); Naylor v. W. Va. Human Rights Comm'n, 180 W. Va. 634, 378 S.E.2d 843 (1989)
Keywords Untimely
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant was previously employed by Respondent as a Correctional Officer II. Grievant was provided with a letter of termination dated June 2, 2023. Grievant filed this action on or about September 11, 2023, challenging his termination from employment. The record of this matter demonstrates that Grievant failed to file a grievance within fifteen days following the occurrence of the event upon which the grievance is based. Accordingly, this grievance is dismissed as untimely.

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