Civil Service
Appeals Division
Article X, Section 8 of the
Louisiana Constitution provides that any person employed in the state
classified service who has attained permanent employment status may only be
disciplined for cause set forth in writing. A permanent employee who has been
disciplined has the right to appeal that disciplinary action to the State Civil
Service Commission. Separately, the Constitution also guarantees that no one
employed in the state classified service may be discriminated against because
of his or her political or religious beliefs, sex, or race. A classified
employee who believes that he or she has been subjected to these types of
prohibited discrimination has the right to appeal to the State Civil Service
Commission.
The Appeals Division helps the State Civil Service Commission hear and
decide these appeals. The Appeals Division serves as the Clerk of Court's
Office for the Commission. It receives appeals, maintains appeal files,
schedules hearings, issues subpoenas, mails decisions, and compiles the record
if judicial review is sought. The Appeals Division also provides a staff of
Referees who hear and decide cases for the Commission.
After the Commission or a Referee hears an appeal, a written decision is
issued. If a Referee issued the decision, the employee and the agency have the
right to ask the Commission to review the Referee's decision or to appeal the
Referee's decision directly to the First Circuit Court of Appeal. If the
Commission issued the decision, or took action on an application for review,
the employee and the agency have the right to appeal the Commission's
decision to the First Circuit. Any party dissatisfied with the First Circuit's decision may ask the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the Court of
Appeal's decision. The Louisiana Supreme Court, in its discretion, may or may
not grant that request for review.
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Chief of Appeals:
Joann McAndrew
Email:
DSCS-Appeals@la.gov
Telephone Number: (225) 342-8070
Fax Number: (225) 342-8058
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