Hodge v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

*249EAGLES, Chief Judge.

Beginning 1 January 1992, Defendant North Carolina Department of Transportation (“DOT”) employed Plaintiff Glenn I. Hodge, Jr. as an internal auditor. In May 1992, plaintiff was promoted to Chief of the Internal Audit Section for DOT. The Chief Internal Auditor supervises a staff of auditors who conduct audits of DOT activities and expenditures. In May 1993, the DOT notified plaintiff that his position was reclassified as policymaking exempt pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 126-5(d). Mr. Hodge filed a petition for a contested case hearing in the Office of Administrative Hearings…