Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Allison

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Department) from the judgment of the trial court affirming the Tennessee Civil Service Commission’s (Commission) decision to reverse the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) initial order upholding the Department’s termination of respondent. The Commission reduced the termination to a three-day suspension.

The facts as found by the AU which are undisturbed by the Commission and supported by the record are as follows:

1. The Grievant was an Habilitative Therapy Technician at Clover Bottom…