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State DHHR faces deadline to comply with pay order
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Kanawha County judge has warned the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources that it will be in contempt of court if it does not give pay raises to staff at the state's psychiatric hospitals by Jan. 31.
Circuit Judge Duke Bloom also said in a recent order that he would fine the agency $50 per employee per day if it does not comply with his earlier orders to provide more than $500,000 in raises, the Charleston Daily Mail reported Thursday.
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State DHHR faces deadline to comply with pay order
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Kanawha County judge has warned the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources that it will be in contempt of court if it does not give pay raises to staff at the state's psychiatric hospitals by Jan. 31.
Circuit Judge Duke Bloom also said in a recent order that he would fine the agency $50 per employee per day if it does not comply with his earlier orders to provide more than $500,000 in raises, the Charleston Daily Mail reported Thursday.
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