Cox v. Mississippi Department of Corrections

GRIFFIS, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. After seventeen years of employment, Emma Cox was terminated from her position as correctional officer with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (“MDOC”). An administrative review hearing was held by MDOC, after which, the hearing officer recommended that Cox be terminated for appearing to be asleep while on duty. Cox appealed the termination to the Employee Appeals Board (“EAB”). After a hearing before an EAB hearing officer, the termination by MDOC was upheld. Cox appealed this decision to the full board of the EAB, where the termination was also upheld.…