Kanawha Valley Power Co. v. Justice

In this case, an employee challenges the method used by his employer to deduct certain sums from payments made under a sick leave allowance plan. The Kanawha County Circuit Court held that the deductions were proper and that the employer was entitled to restitution for over-payments made by the plan. We affirm.

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Charles L. Justice, the defendant below, has been employed by Kanawha Valley Power Company for seven years at its Mar-met facility. Kanawha Valley provides a combined sick leave and layoff allowance plan for all of its employees. The stated purpose of the sick leave plan is to allow…