Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Callaghan v. W. Va. Civil Service Commission
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1980No. 14901PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harshbarger, Justice:
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources challenges the jurisdiction of our Civil Service Commission to hear complaints about non-merit discrimination by an appointing authority.
Department employee K. L. Painter filed a complaint with the commission on February 8, 1980, that alleged discriminatory conduct against him because he testified before a legislative committee. A commission hearing was scheduled for March 27, but on March 11, he was suspended for thirty days, effective March 17 — April 16, and then transferred from Randolph County to Morgan County on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fruehauf Corp. v. Huntington Moving & Storage Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- Woodring v. WhyteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- California School Employees Ass'n v. Personnel Commission of the Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Guine v. Civil Service CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission v. PauleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Davies v. Wv Office of the Insurance Commission, 35550 (w.va. 4-1-2011)West Virginia Supreme Court · 2011
- Chico Dairy Co. v. West Virginia Human Rights CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- Boley v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Simpson v. West Virginia Office of the Insurance CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
- Finch v. Inspectech, LLCWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2012
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