Hearing examiner says Wis. DOT secretary abused discretion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state hearing examiner has determined that Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi abused his discretion when he transferred his chief counsel out of a job.
The proposed decision by Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission hearing examiner Kurt Stege says 64-year-old Jim Thiel can have his old job back when it next comes open, which could take years.
Busalacchi transferred Thiel out of the chief counsel job after Thiel released some records to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before Gov. Jim Doyle’s office could be alerted to the disclosure.
The examiner says Busalacchi abused his authority in deciding to move Thiel out of the job because his main reason was that he wanted to name his own legal counsel.
The full commission is not expected to rule on the case until next year.

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