Appalachian Regional Health Care, Inc. v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This proceeding involves an appeal by the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital (Hospital) from the September 11, 1987, order of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, which found the Hospital unlawfully discriminated against the complainant, Anne D. Hooper, M.D. The Hospital contends that the Human Rights Commission did not have jurisdiction to enter this order since the case, along with an earlier Human Rights complaint, were closed by order dated May 23, 1979.

The complainant-respondent, Anne D. Hooper, is a physician who was first employed as chief pathologist at…