Baltz v. Lidestri Foods, Inc.
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- Civil Rights: Jobs
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- State
- Illinois
- Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
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Claim Types
Outcome
The court affirmed the Merit Commission's decision to impose a 75-day suspension rather than discharge for a state employee (Kunz) who was found to have slept on the job, disclosed a confidential driver's license test, and taken unauthorized personal time. The court held that while the charges were serious, the Commission's penalty was not arbitrary, unreasonable, or unrelated to the requirements of service.
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