Napier v. Lincoln County Bd. of Education

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

The appellant, Christina Napier, challenges the final order of the Circuit Court of Lincoln County, which upheld a determination by an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) of the Education and State Employees Grievance Board (“Grievance Board”) that it was without jurisdiction to hear Ms. Napier’s grievance because the federally-funded position which she had sought, but failed to obtain, was not that of an “employee” of the appellee Lincoln County Board of Education (“Board of Education”). We reverse, finding that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in concluding that the post…