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First Name Holly
Last Name Vanhorn
Decision Date 1/22/2026
Docket Number 2026-0046-DOT
ALJ RLR
Respondent West Virginia department of Transportation/Division of Highways,
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Transportation Worker I, Equipment Operator
Topics Termination, disciplinary
Primary Issues Whether Respondent can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant could not perform the essential duties of her position due to her failure to obtain her Commercial Driver’s License.
Outcome DENIED
Statutes W. VA. CODE § 51-11-4(b)(4), W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-5(b), W. VA. CODE § 29A-5-4(b).
Related Cases Holly v. Logan County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 96-23-174 (Apr. 30, 1997); Hanshaw v. McDowell County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 33- 88-130; Petry v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 96-20-380 (Mar. 18,1997); Leichliter v. W. Va. Dep’t of Health & Human Res., Docket No. 92-HHR-486 (May 17, 1993); Oakes v. W. Va. Dep’t of Finance and Admin., 164 W. Va. 384, 264; S.E.2d 151 (1980); Guine v. Civil Serv. Comm’n, 149 W. Va. 461, 141 S.E.2d 364 (1965).
Keywords Respondent Notice Form, dismissal, Commercial Driver's License (CDL), attendance, satisfactorily performance,
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant was employed by the Division of Highways as a Transportation Worker I, Equipment Operator. Grievant was dismissed from employment for failure to obtain her Commercial Driver’s License and for poor job performance. Respondent was able to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that Grievant could not perform the essential duties of her position due to her failure to obtain her Commercial Driver’s License. This grievance is denied.

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