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What are my rights? told in the dismissal meeting.
If you’ve been laid off, you generally fall under one • Take notes. of two possible categories. Either you are able to appeal your layoff to the Civil Service Commission • Ask questions. (CSC) on the grounds that an administrative • Request copies of any and all error was made, leading to your unqualified layoff (e.g. inaccurate reporting of your EPE score); or you paperwork you are given. are eligible to appeal on the basis of your length of service (8 years or more) as a Tier 2 • Follow all instructions. non-classified employee.
What is the appeal process?
If you believe your case has merit based on one of the criteria outlined above, visit the Layoffs section How does the 45-day notice work? of the HOPE website, http://www.hopetx.org/ to HOPE did not receive any concessions from the download an intake form. If you do not have access City as to whether city employees would have to to a computer, you may call the HOPE office at (713) work or not work during the 45-day notice period. 403-8888 to request one via fax. You must sign and Rather, the City instructed department directors return the intake form either by fax (713) 877-8087, to exercise discretion on this matter for a variety or by mailing it to the HOPE office, in order to have of reasons. HOPE will vigilantly observe to ensure your case reviewed. inequalities within same departments, work sites, and job classifications are not perpetrated.
Do I qualify for unemployment?
Generally, if you have worked in a full-time position for at least a year, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. The circumstances surrounding individual What about exemptions? cases vary widely however, and the best resource All department exemptions to layoffs (wherein an for determining eligibility is the Texas Workforce employee is retained, but should be laid off in accord Commission (TWC). with the ordinance) can be appealed by the Union to the MECC.The letters of Exemption will be made To apply for benefits, you may either call, available to HOPE and we will have a short window 1(800) 939-6631, or visit the TWC website at: of time to review and appeal. Any appeals by HOPE http://ui.texasworkforce.org/ will be based on the lack of objective criteria for exemptions. Additional unemployment resources are available from the Layoffs section of the HOPE website.
For all additional questions, or to request a layoff appeal intake
form, please visit http://www.hopetx.org/ or call us at (713) 403-8888 Monday—Friday 9am to 5pm.
17 Soc - Sec.rep - Ser. 788, Medicare&medicaid Gu 36,323 George Friedman v. Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services, 819 F.2d 42, 2d Cir. (1987)