Cephas v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

PATTERSON, Acting Chief Judge.

John Cephas appeals from the final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) which finds just cause for discharge from employment. We reverse on grounds of insufficient evidence of misconduct.

Cephas worked for appellee Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) as an interviewing clerk for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which issues cheeks for the purchase of food. On September 2, 1994, Cephas issued four WIC checks to Tawanda Baker, a client of the WIC program. In December 1995, Baker filled out a tenant application…