MCG HEALTH, INC. v. Whitfield

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

When Frank Whitfield was discharged from his position as a mental health technician for MCG Health, Inc. (MCG), he applied for unemployment benefits. An administrative hearing officer (AHO) with the Georgia Department of Labor (the department) found that Whitfield did not qualify for benefits because he was discharged for displaying inappropriate behavior toward a patient. The department’s board of review upheld the decision of the AHO, but the superior court reversed, finding that there was no competent evidence that Whitfield violated MCG procedure. MCG appeals…