In re Grievance of John Lepore

¶ 1. The State appeals from a decision by the Labor Relations Board that reversed its dismissal of grievant John Lepore and instead suspended him for thirty days without pay. The Board agreed with the State that grievant committed serious offenses and demonstrated "poor judgment and dishonesty related to his fitness for state employment" while serving as a juror in a capital murder trial. It concluded, however, the State could not dismiss grievant given its delay in imposing discipline and its failure to restrict grievant's job duties during the investigation into grievant's misconduct. The…