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First Name Aaron
Last Name Birtcher
Decision Date 11/14/2024
Docket Number 2025-0077-NCC
ALJ RLR
Respondent West Virginia Northern Community College
Employment Type Higher Education
Job Title Adjunct Professor
Topics Termination/ Disciplinary
Primary Issues Whether Grievant failed to file a grievance within fifteen days following the occurrence of the event upon which the grievance is based?
Outcome Dismissed
Statutes W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-1 et seq, W. VA. CODE ST. R. § 156-1-6.2, W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-4, W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-3(a)(1) W. VA. CODE, § 6C-2-4(a)(1) W. VA. CODE § 51-11-4(b)(4) W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-5(b),W. VA. CODE § 29A-5-4(b).
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). See also Ball v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 94-20-384 (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). Lynch v. W. Va. Dep’t of Transp., Docket No. 97-DOH-060 (July 16, 1997), aff’d, Circuit Court of Kanawha County, No. 97-AA-110 (Jan. 21, 1999). See Kessler v. W. Va. Dep’t of Transp., Docket No. 96-DOH-445 (July 28, 1997). 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). See 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). Ara v. Erie Insurance Co., 182 W. Va. 266, 387 S.E.2d 320 (1989). Rhodes v. Randolph County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 00-42-233D (Jan. 17, 2001).” Kanehl v. Dep’t of Envrt’l Protection, Docket No. 2011-0133-DEP (Dec. 7, 2010). Naylor v. W.Va. Human Rights Comm’n, 180 W.Va. 634, 378 S.E.2d 843 (1989). (citing, Price v. Litton Business Systems, Inc., 694 F.2d 963, 965 (4th Cir. 1982).” Wolford v. Hampshire County Board of Education, Civil Action No. 19-AA-35 (Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Oct. 11, 2019). Naylor, 378 S.E.2d at 846 (citing Naton v. Bank of California, 649 F.2d 691, 696 (9th Cir. 1981)
Keywords Timeliness, term of employment, failure to file
Intermediate Court of Appeals Grievant appealed, Docket No. 24-ICA-470. Affirmed 08/06/2025.
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis West Virginia Northern Community College formerly employed Grievant under the terms of an Agreement for Professional Service to teach welding. Grievant’s term of employment was December 2, 2022, to December 16, 2022, for the limited period of twenty hours. By email dated March 24, 2023, Respondent confirmed with Grievant that his employment was at an end. Grievant filed this grievance on August 14, 2024. 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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