Michele Puiggari Midwinter 2015 DUE PROCESS

 Government Employees  Property interest in job and money  Cannot take away job or money without providing due process  CBA’s will require DUE PROCESS

 The opportunity to have employee’s side be heard by decision maker WHAT IS DUE PROCESS

 MACo desire for termination or suspension  MUST PROVIDE DUE PROCESS LETTER TO EMPLOYEE  Letter:  States what employee did wrong  What rule/policy was violated  What investigation was done by employer  What discipline employer is thinking of imposing  Asks employee to respond and explain (in writing or in person)  Provides time frame for response from employee  Take what employee says into consideration BEFORE making final decision  May decide to suspend vs. terminate DUE PROCESS

 MACo will assist  Forms on website  Will review and revise  Question: Do you need to provide letter for probationary employees?  Must provide information to establish that the employee knew of the performance issue and had a chance to fix it DUE PROCESS LETTER