Sweeney v. Delaware Department of Transportation

JACOBS, Justice:

George W. Sweeney, appellant-below (“Sweeney”), appeals from a Superior Court order affirming a Merit Employee Relations Board (“MERB”) order denying his appeal from the Delaware Department of Transportation’s (“DelDOT”) termination of his employment. While working as a Delaware government employee in a state government building, Sweeney made three postings on an internet forum about his personal political campaign. 29 Del. C. § 5954 mandates that any government employee who engages in “political activity” at work must be terminated from his employment. We AFFIRM that portion…