Henry Metz v. Eastern Associated Coal, LLC

LOUGHRY, Chief Justice:

This case is before us on two certified questions from the Circuit Court of Monon-galia County and presents related issues concerning when the statute of limitations begins to run with regard to an adverse employment decision in a failure to hire scenario. The circuit court asks us to determine whether the limitations period starts at the point, when an individual first learns that he or she was an unsuccessful job applicant and,, secondarily, whether the discovery rule tolls the statute of limitations until the individual learns of the alleged discriminatory motive…