Another Reason You Can’t Fire a Civil Servant
New York administrative law judge reinstates an NYC employee and orders only a reprimand for surfing the net.
In his decision, Spooner wrote: “It should be observed that the Internet has become the modern equivalent of a telephone or a daily newspaper, providing a combination of communication and information that most employees use as frequently in their personal lives as for their work.”
Original article can be found here. H/T to Instapundit.
Somehow I don’t think the excuse “I was reading Houblog!” would go over very well in mayor White’s office. . .