(1) Within WGS, the following actions may be appealed:
(a) Any permanent WGS employee subject to the statutory jurisdiction of the board who is dismissed, suspended, demoted, or separated or whose base salary is reduced may appeal to the board.
(b) Any employee, subject to the statutory jurisdiction of the board who adversely is affected by a violation of the state civil service law (chapter
41.06 RCW) or the rules contained in Title 357 WAC, may appeal to the board as follows:
(i) For a violation of state civil service law or rules relating to a layoff action, excluding removal from a layoff list, the employee may appeal directly to the board.
(ii) For a violation of state civil service law or rules relating to any other subject, including removal from a layoff list, the employee may appeal directly to the board, except as provided in WAC
357-49-010(1).
(c) An employee in a position at the time of its allocation or reallocation or the employer may appeal to the personnel resources board by filing written exceptions to the director's review determination.
(d) An employee whose position has been exempted from chapter
41.06 RCW or the exclusive bargaining unit representative for a vacant position that has been exempted from chapter
41.06 RCW may appeal the exemption to the board.
(e) An individual or the employer may appeal remedial action to the board by filing written exceptions to the director's review determination.
(2) Within WMS, the following actions may be appealed:
(a) Any permanent Washington management service employee who is dismissed, suspended, demoted, laid off, or separated, or whose base salary is reduced may appeal to the board. A determination of which Washington management service positions will be eliminated in a layoff action is not subject to appeal.
(b) For a violation of state civil service law or rules pertaining to WMS employees, a WMS employee who is adversely affected by a violation of the state civil service law (chapter
41.06 RCW) or the rules pertaining to WMS employees (chapter
357-58 WAC) may appeal directly to the board.
(c) An employee whose position has been exempted from chapter
41.06 RCW may appeal the exemption to the board.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
41.06 RCW. WSR 14-24-023, § 357-52-010, filed 11/21/14, effective 12/22/14; WSR 09-17-065, § 357-52-010, filed 8/13/09, effective 9/16/09; WSR 06-03-072, § 357-52-010, filed 1/12/06, effective 2/13/06; WSR 05-19-011, § 357-52-010, filed 9/8/05, effective 10/10/05; WSR 05-01-190, § 357-52-010, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.]