Littlefield v. South Carolina Forestry Commission

WALLER, Justice:

At issue in this appeal is the manner in which state agencies calculate pay for unused annual leave of terminated, deceased, and retiring state employees. The methodology employed by state agencies differs depending upon whether the state employee is terminated, retires, or dies. The circuit court upheld the agencies’ methodology, finding no equal protection violation in the disparate treatment accorded different employees. The court also denied employees’ motion for class certification. We reverse.

FACTS

Employees in this case are Catherine Littlefield and Vivian Martin, former…