Legal Opinion
Cole v. Division of Administration
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2015No. 2014 CA 0936PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrain, J.
| ¾Walter Cole appeals a final decision of the Civil Service Commission upholding his dismissal from a permanent status position of Horticultural Attendant with the Office of State Buildings (OSB) in the Division of Administration (DOA). We affirm.
FACTS
As a Horticultural Attendant, Cole’s typical duties included trimming hedges, cutting grass, pulling weeds, and similar manual labor associated with grounds keeping. After reporting for work on the morning of August 21, 2012, Cole gave his foreman, Kirston Young, a note from a physician stating that Cole was “experiencing problems when stooping…
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