Dunn v. North Carolina Department of Human Resources

LEWIS, Judge.

In this appeal, petitioner seeks to challenge respondent’s decision not to hire him.

From October 1977 through January 1986, petitioner, a veteran, was employed with respondent, first as a Health Standards Officer II and later as a Health Standards Officer III. During four of these years, he was Manager of the Community Alternatives Program (“CAP”). He voluntarily resigned in January 1986 to pursue private employment.

On 11 October 1990, as a private citizen, petitioner applied for the position of Health Standards Officer III, CAP Manager. The State hired another applicant and…