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2011 SESSION
11103077DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-3005.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-3005.1. Scope of hearing officer's decision; agency cooperation; cost of hearing; decision of hearing officer.
A. For those issues qualified for a hearing, the hearing
officer may order appropriate remedies. Relief may include (i) reinstatement to the same position, or if the position is
filled, to an equivalent position, (ii) back pay, (iii)
full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, (iv) mitigation or
reduction of the agency disciplinary action, or (v) any combination of these
remedies. In grievances challenging discharge, if the hearing officer finds
that the employee has substantially prevailed on the merits of the grievance,
the employee shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' attorney fees, unless special circumstances would make an award
unjust. All awards of relief, including attorneys'attorney
fees, by a hearing officer must be in accordance with rules established by the
Department of Employment Dispute Resolution.
B. The agency from which the grievance arises shall bear the
costs for the hearing officer and other associated hearing expenses including
the grievant's attorneys' attorney
fees that the hearing officer may award.
C. The decision of the hearing officer shall (i) be in
writing, (ii) contain findings of fact as to the material issues in the case
and the basis for those findings, including any award of reasonable attorneys' attorney fees pursuant to this section, and (iii) be final and
binding if consistent with law and policy.
D. The provisions of this section relating to the award of attorneys'attorney
fees shall not apply to any local government or agency thereof that is
otherwise subject to the grievance procedure set forth in this chapter.