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First Name Michele
Last Name Sturgeon
Decision Date 9/17/2024
Docket Number 2024-0680-DH
ALJ WHW
Respondent WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH/ BUREAU FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Disease Intervention Specialist
Topics Disciplinary
Primary Issues Whether Grievant is a state employee applicable to the grievance procedure pursuant to W.Va CODE § 6C-2-2(e)(1)?
Outcome DISMISSED
Statutes W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-1 W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-1(a) W.VA. CODE ST. R. § 156-1-6.2 W.VA. CODE ST. R. § 156-1-6.19.3 W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-1(a) W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-2(e)(1) W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-2(g) W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-2(i)(1) W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-1(a) ST. R. § 156-1-6.2
Related Cases McDaniel v. W. Va. Div. of Labor, 214 W. Va. 719, 591 S.E.2d 277 (2003) (citing Syl. Pt. 3, Mountaineer Disposal Service, Inc. v. Dyer, 156 W. Va. 766, 197 S.E.2d 111 (1973)).
Keywords State employee, application, state agency, jurisdiction, disqualification
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant filed her grievance against Respondent protesting the DOP’s determination that Grievant is permanently ineligible for re-employment with the Bureau for Public Health. Grievant was not a state employee at the time she filed her grievance and therefore cannot meet the definition of a state employee pursuant to W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-2(e)(1). The grievance process is only available to state employees. DOP’s decision relating to Grievant’s application for employment with a state agency that is not her employer is not a grievable event. The Grievance Board lacks jurisdiction in this matter. Accordingly, the grievance must be dismissed.

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