Nicolos v. North Slope Borough

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The North Slope Borough discharged employee Tom Donovan Nicolos after he made statements that Borough employees interpreted as threats. Nicolos appeals from the *322 superior court's order approving the Borough Personnel Board's decision affirming his discharge. He claims that his statements did not constitute threats or other misconduct under the Borough's personnel rules and that the Borough failed to conduct an adequate investigation into his alleged misconduct before terminating him. Nicolos also claims that his purportedly threatening statements were…