Campbell v. North Carolina Department of Transportation—Division of Motor Vehicles

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Respondent, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles, appeals from an order of the Superior Court reversing the decision of the State Personnel Commission and adopting the recommended decision of the Administrative Law Judge.

Petitioner was employed by respondent from 5 October 1998 until 8 April 1999 as a Processing Assistant IV. Petitioner’s job duties required her to work with stolen vehicle records kept in open files. The files were kept on shelves, not in filing cabinets, with some filed in boxes on the shelves. Petitioner has suffered…