Coffey v. Colorado School of Mines

Opinion by

Judge VAN CISE * .

Norma H. Coffey appeals the decision of the State Personnel Board which reversed an administrative law judge’s award of attorney fees pursuant to § 24-50-125.5(1), C.R.S. (1988 Repl.Vol. 10B). We set aside the order and remand for further proceedings.

In 1985 Coffey was hired as a secretary for a section of the plant facilities division of the Colorado School of Mines. In early 1990 the manager for Coffey’s section suggested that she needed psychological counseling. When Coffey disagreed, the manager told her that if she did not voluntarily obtain counseling by a…