Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, general or special, every locality which has more than fifteen employees shall have a grievance procedure for its employees that affords an immediate and fair method for the resolution of disputes which may arise between the public employer and its employees and a personnel system including a classification plan for service and a uniform pay plan for all employees excluding employees and deputies of division superintendents of schools.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any local charter, a locality may establish a personnel system for local administrative officials and employees based on merit and professional ability. Such system shall consist of rules and regulations that provide for the general administration of personnel matters, a classification plan for employees, a uniform pay plan, and a procedure for resolving grievances of employees as provided by general law.
1973, c. 256, § 15.1-7.1; 1974, cc. 260, 449; 1975, c. 176; 1976, c. 93; 1978, c. 845; 1979, c. 734; 1984, c. 746; 1985, c. 515; 1988, c. 290; 1991, c. 661; 1996, cc. 164, 869; 1997, c. 587; 2000, c. 363.
Notes of Decisions
City of Virginia Beach v. Hay, 518 S.E.2d 314 (Va. 1999).
· cites it 2× “Code §§ 15.2-1506, -1507. One of the permitted exceptions is “[a]ppointees of elected groups or individuals.”
Murphy v. Norfolk Cmty. Servs. Bd., 533 S.E.2d 922 (Va. 2000).
· cites it 2× “In accordance with the grievance procedure enacted by the City of Norfolk (City) pursuant to Code §§ 15.2-1506 and -1507, 1 and made applicable to the NCSB by City ordinance, 2 Murphy timely filed a written grievance with Brenda Wise, the Director of Administration for NCSB.”
Drewery v. City of Roanoke, 63 Va. Cir. 609 (Roanoke County Cir. Ct. 2001).
· cites it 2× “In separate complaints, they attempted to avail themselves of the grievance procedure adopted by the City pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1506 etseq. and Roanoke City Code § 2-61.”
Styles v. City of Colonial Heights, 600 S.E.2d 174 (Va. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 2× “See Code § 15.2-1506. “Under Code § 15.2-1507, grievance procedures adopted by a local governing body must include certain components of the state grievance procedure.”
City of Hampton v. Williamson, 302 Va. 325 (Va. 2023).
· cites it 13× “As a preliminary matter, Code § 15.2-1506 mandates that each locality in Virginia with “more than fifteen employees shall have a grievance procedure for its employees.”
Grant v. Southside Reg'l Jail (E.D. Va. 2019).
· cites it 9× “The court dismissed Grant’s case with prejudice, finding that Grant was not entitled to the protections of various provisions of the Virginia Code because the Jail does not qualify as a “locality” under Virginia Code § 15.2-1506. Grant appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia,…”
Coleman v. City of Richmond, 55 Va. Cir. 195 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 2001).
· cites it 11× “The Notice of Appeal states that die appeal is taken pursuant to Va. Code § 15.2-1506 etseq. and Va. Code § 2.”
Wesley Shifflett v. Brian J. Hill (Va. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 5× “Fairfax County has adopted an employee grievance procedure, as required by Code § 15.2-1506, to resolve disputes between employees and the county as a public employer.”
Monica Lisle v. City of Alexandria, a Virginia Mun. Corp. (Va. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “However, the City Manager reviewed the decision and declined to implement it, claiming the City’s policies did not give the Grievance Panel the authority to award the promotion and that it, therefore, 1 Under Code § 15.2-1506, “every locality which has more than fifteen…”
Ennis v. Accomack Cnty., 81 Va. Cir. 192 (Accomack Cir. Ct. 2010).
· cites it 5× “This proceeding was filed by the Petitioner, Ennis, pursuant to Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1506 and § 15.2-1507 and the ordinances of the County of Accomack establishing its personnel policies, including a grievance procedure according to the law of the Commonwealth.”
LaRock v. City of Norfolk, 301 Va. 100 (Va. 2022).
· cites it 2× “Code § 15.2-1506. Disciplinary actions, including terminations, are grievable.”
Leonard Bauserman v. City of Winchester (Va. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “1-500 to -507, or the City’s local grievance procedure for city employees, adopted pursuant to Code §§ 15.2-1506 and -1507. Code § 9.1-502(B), a provision within the LEOPGA, describes this choice as follows: “A law-enforcement officer may proceed under either the local governing…”
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