Loomis v. Wisconsin Personnel Commission

The Wisconsin Personnel Commission appeals from an order reversing its dismissal of Charles J. Loomis' grievance for lack of jurisdiction and compelling it to conduct a hearing on his grievance. The commission argues that it does not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear Loomis' grievance because Wis. Adm. Code sec. ER 46.03(2)(k) precludes employees from grieving matters related to wages or hours of employment. Because we conclude that Loomis' grievance alleges matters pertaining to conditions of his employment, which an employee may grieve under sec. ER 46.03(1), we affirm.

The underlying…