Wise v. South Carolina Tax Commission

Toal, Justice:

In this State employee grievance matter, Messrs. Wise and Branham, employees of the South Carolina Tax Commission (Commission), filed grievances with the Commission alleging that they were reclassified for punitive reasons. The Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) dismissed the grievance on the grounds that the reclassification was not a demotion. Wise and Branham appealed to the Circuit Court. The Honorable Larry R. Patterson reversed the decision of DHRM. We affirm.

Wise and Branham have been employed by the South Carolina Tax Commission since 1957 and 1959,…