The manager of the state Department of Employment office in St. Maries has been suspended for 30 days pending a personnel investigation.
A department spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday that Morris Bentley, manager of the four-person office since June 1985, was suspended Dec. 22.Because it was a personnel issue, no further information can be released, Employment Department spokeswoman Eileen Cavanaugh Bruce said. She said the suspension was not a disciplinary action, but she would not elaborate.