Robinson v. Butler

Dillard, Judge.

In this discretionary appeal, Harriet Robinson challenges the superior court’s decision to affirm the Georgia Department of Labor’s (“the Department”) denial of unemployment benefits after Robinson’s discharge from Grady Memorial Hospital (“Grady”) for violating an employment policy. She argues, inter alia, that it was error to consider inadmissible hearsay (i.e., an e-mail), which was the sole evidence against her. We agree and reverse.

The record reflects that Robinson was employed with Grady as a peer-support specialist who dealt with mentally ill and/or mentally disabled…