Granite Falls Municipal Hospital & Manor Board v. State, Department of Veterans Affairs

OTIS, Justice.

Bruce B. Berg was employed as the hospital administrator of appellant Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor from May 1, 1970, to September 27, 1977, when he was discharged by the hospital board. Because he is a veteran he claims that under the Veterans Preference Act, Minn.Stat. § 197.-46 (1978), he cannot be dismissed without notice and an opportunity to be heard. A hearing examiner found that Berg was a department head and therefore excluded from the provisions of the act. The commissioner of veterans affairs rejected that finding, held that Berg was entitled to back pay,…