Colville Confederated Tribes v. Bessette

SUMMARY

The Appellee Harry Bessette was dismissed from his position as a TERO Compliance Officer for the Tribes after he received a fourth Employee Warning Notice within one year. The first three were addressed on October 26, 2012. These *354were issued for two incidences of unauthorized decision making and one for improper use of his position. He was also issued an Employee Corrective Action Plan in lieu of dismissal. Under its terms, if he failed to comply with the corrective action plan, he could be dismissed. It was effective until January 25, 2013. In December, Mr. Bessette was issued a…