West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 77 - Human Rights Commission
Title 77 - LEGISLATIVE RULE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Series 77-02 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Section 77-2-2 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 13, March 29, 2024
All words defined in W. Va. Code § 5-11-8 of the Act shall have the meanings therein ascribed to them for the purposes of these regulations. All other words shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them.
2.1. The term "Act" shall mean the West Virginia Human Rights Act.
2.2. The term "answer" means that response required in Rule 6.1.
2.3. The term "chairperson" shall mean the chairperson of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission elected by the Commission.
2.4. The term "Commissioner" shall mean one of the duly appointed members of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
2.5. The term "Commission's attorney" shall mean an attorney on the staff of the Commission or from the Office of the Attorney General who renders legal services to the Commission.
2.6. The term "complaint" shall mean a written statement alleging that an unlawful discriminatory practice has been committed and which shall be signed under oath and filed with the Commission in conformity with Rule 3.
2.7. The term "complainant" may mean any individual, any organization which has an individual member claiming to be aggrieved by unlawful discrimination, the Commission or the Attorney General, who has filed a complaint with the Commission.
2.8. The term "compliance director" shall mean any member(s) of the staff designated by the executive director as having responsibility in overseeing the activities of compliance functions.
2.9. The term "administrative law judge" shall mean that statutory officer referred to in W. Va. Code § 5-11-6 or an attorney assigned by the Commission or its executive director to conduct a public hearing or perform other functions authorized by the Act or the Commission's rules and regulations.
2.10. The term "party" or "parties" shall mean the complainant, the respondent, the Commission, if appropriate, and any person authorized by the Commission to intervene in any proceeding.
2.11. The term "reply" means that response required by Rule 4.2.
2.12. The term "respondent" shall mean any person against whom a complaint has been filed alleging an unlawful discriminatory practice within the meaning of the Act.
2.13. The term "service" when required by these rules shall be that service as is described in Rule 4 of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure.
