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March 27, 1986) and Slayton v. Personnel Commission, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977).

J. In this petition for a writ of certiorari, we are asked to determine whether differential pay scales applied to academic employees of the State depending upon their date of hire deny such academic employees equal pay for equal work contrary to (1) the equal protection guarantee of part I, articles 1 and 12 of the New Hampshire Constitution, or (2) RSA 98:13 and Slayton v. Personnel Commission, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977).

State Employees’ Ass’n v. Lang, 119 N.H. 637, 406 *90 A.2d 702 (1979); Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977).

or has abused its discretion or acted arbitrarily, unreasonably or capriciously.’” Wilson v. State Personnel Comm’n, 118 N.H. 424, 425-26, 387 A.2d 1160, 1161 (1978) (quoting Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 208, 371 A.2d 1159, 1161 (1977)).

or has abused its discretion or acted arbitrarily, unreasonably or capriciously.’ ” Wilson v. Personnel Comm’n, 118 N.H. 424, 425-26, 387 A.2d 1160, 1161 (1978) (citations omitted) (quoting Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 208, 371 A.2d 1159, 1161 (1977)); see also Petition of Gorham School Board, 121 N.H. 878, 880, 436 A.2d 74, 76 (1981).

or has abused its discretion or acted arbitrarily, or capriciously.” Melton v. Personnel Comm’n, 119 N.H. 272, 280, 401 A.2d 1060, 1065 (1979) (quoting Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 208, 371 A.2d 1159, 1161 (1977).

by RSA 36:34 to take testimony, to make findings of fact and conclusions of law, and to incorporate such testimony and findings into the Court’s own determination, together with the fact that the Court ‘may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the decision brought up for review,’ provides the reviewing Court with authority broader than that described by Slayton [v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977),] in a certiorari proceeding under RSA 490:4.

Jeannont v. N.H. Personnel Comm’n, 118 N.H. 597, 601, 392 A.2d 1193, 1195 (1978); Wilson v. State Personnel Comm’n, 118 N.H. 424, 426, 387 A.2d 1160, 1161 (1978); Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 208, 371 A.2d 1159, 1161 (1977); Tasker v. N.H. Personnel Comm’n, 115 N.H. 204, 206, 338 A.2d 543, 544 (1975).

During the negotiations the SEA offered a proposal which it claimed would equalize the salaries for faculty members of the vocational technical college and technical institute system to reflect “equal pay for equal work.” See Slayton v. Personnel Comm’n, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977); RSA 98:13 XIII.

or has abused its discretion or acted arbitrarily, unreasonably or capriciously.’ ” Slayton v. Personnel Commission, 117 N.H. 206, 208, 371 A.2d 1159, 1161 (1977).

The plaintiffs, State employees paid according to the second and third schedules, argue that the existence of three different salary schedules, with differences in pay based solely on the hiring date violates RSA 98:13 XIII and this court’s holding in Slayton v. Personnel Commission, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977).

The plaintiffs, State employees paid according to the second and third schedules, argue that the existence of three different salary schedules, with differences in pay based solely on the hiring date violates RSA 98:13 XIII and this court's holding in Slayton v. Personnel Commission, 117 N.H. 206, 371 A.2d 1159 (1977).

A. The plaintiff argues that the assignment of labor grade 27 to measure his lost salary violates RSA 98:13 XIII, which he contends entitles him to a computation of his lost salary based upon the same salary and classification that those with similar duties and responsibilities received.