State Personnel Division of Department of Administration v. Board of Personnel Appeals

The State Personnel Division (Division) of the Department of Administration appeals from a decision and order of the District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County. The District Court affirmed a final order of the co-respondent Board of Personnel Appeals (Board) which granted retroactive pay to the co-respondents Community Corrections Specialists II, employees of the Department of Institutions (employees). We reverse and remand.

The issue we address on appeal is whether the District Court erred in affirming the Board’s order granting retroactive pay to the employees.

The…