Martinez v. SPARTANBURG COUNTY

I concur in the portion of the majority opinion addressing the sufficiency of the commission’s order. I also agree with the majority that the circuit court erred in reversing the commission. I write separately to address what I believe is the basis of the circuit court’s ruling that Investigator Martinez’ employment conditions were extraordinary and unusual. The circuit court did not rule on the basis of a lack of substantial evidence supporting the commission’s factual finding. Rather, the circuit court reversed the commission on a question of law, finding the commission “failed to conduct…