| First Name | Brandy |
| Last Name | Burdette, et al., |
| Decision Date | 4/10/2025 |
| Docket Number | 2024-0056-CONS |
| ALJ | JSF |
| Respondent | "Department of Human Services (DHS)/ Bureau for Family Assistance / Division of Personnel " |
| Employment Type | STATE |
| Job Title | Family Support Specialists (FSS) |
| Topics | Classification;Compensation |
| Primary Issues | Whether Respondent can prove that the Grievance Board lacks jurisdiction over the requested relief? |
| Outcome | DISMISSED |
| Statutes | W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-6.19, W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-6.19.2, W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-6.19.3, W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-3, W. Va. Code § 6C-2-2(i)(1), W. Va. Code § 6C-2-1(a), W. Va. Code St. R. § 156-1-6.11, W. Va. Code § 6C-2-2(g), W. Va. Code § 6C-2-2(d), W. Va. Code § 6C-2-5(a), W. Va. Code §51-11-4(b)(4), W. Va. Code § 6C-2-5(b), W. Va. Code § 29A-5-4(b). |
| Related Cases | Leichliter v. Dep't of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993), aff’d, Pleasants Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 93-APC-1 (Dec. 2, 1994). In re Boggs' Estate, 135 W.Va. 288, 63 S.E.2d 497 (1951). ." State ex rel. TermNet Merch. Servs., Inc. v. Jordan, 217 W.Va. 696, 700, 619 S.E.2d 209, 213 (2005); State ex rel. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Wilson, 239 W. Va. 338, 346, 801 S.E.2d 216, 224 (2017). McDaniel v. W. Va. Div. of Labor, 214 W. Va. 719, 591 S.E.2d 277 (2003). Smith v. Lewis County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 02-21-028 (June 21, 2002); Spence v. Div. of Natural Res., Docket No. 2010-0149-CONS (Oct. 29, 2009). “This Grievance Board does not issue advisory opinions. Dooley v. Dep’t of Transp., Docket No. 94-DOH-255 (Nov. 30, 1994); Pascoli & Kriner v. Ohio County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 91-35-229/239 (Nov. 27, 1991).” Priest v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 00-20-144 (Aug. 15, 2000). |
| Keywords | pay increase, implied basis, legislature, position classification, funding, jurisdiction, dismissal. |
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| Synopsis | Grievants are employed by the Department of Human Services (DHS) as Family Support Specialists. In conjunction with the pay raise given by DHS to its Economic Service Workers, Grievants claim they are entitled to a pay raise due to the greater complexity of their duties and required qualifications. DHS proved that the Grievance Board lacks jurisdiction over the requested relief because the legislature chose not to provide funding for the requested raise. Thus, this grievance is DISMISSED. |