Chartier v. Dept. of Employment Training

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case came before us on the petition for certiorari of the Providence Center (employer). The District Court reversed the decision of the Department of Employment and Training, Board of Review (the board) which upheld the finding that the plaintiff, Richard Chartier (employee), was not entitled to receive employment-security benefits. After reviewing the record before us, we reverse the District Court’s judgment.

The employee was hired as a psychotherapist at employer’s center in Providence, Rhode Island. In June 1993 employer discharged employee for violating a…