In Re Grievance of Goddard

This case concerns the dismissal of the grievant, Edward Lynn Goddard, from his position as Correctional Shift Supervisor with the Vermont Department of Corrections. In July of 1980, the State dismissed the grievant for unnecessarily beating and striking a resident inmate under his care, and further for failing to report the incident to his supervisors, all in violation of the Department’s stated policies and regulations. After a grievance hearing pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 926, the Vermont Labor Relations Board found that although the bulk of the State’s allegations were true, nevertheless there…