Dollar v. Department of Human Resources

I concur in the judgment reversing the judgment of the trial court in this case. I also agree with the majority’s reliance upon Georgia Dept. of Labor v. Sims, 164 Ga. App. 856 (298 SE2d 562). However, I do not agree that Hall v. Dept. of Natural Resources, 139 Ga. App. 298 (228 SE2d 174), and Department of Human Resources v. Green, 160 Ga. App. 37 (285 SE2d 772), were overruled by Sims. In my view, there is no conflict between Sims and the two earlier decisions.

In Sims, we acknowledged the authority of the State Personnel Board to reduce sanctions imposed by employing agencies. As stated by…