Information for Civil Service Employees

If you are a civil service employee who is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, you have specific rights if you are furloughed. If these provisions apply to you, the information below was also enclosed in your furlough notice and is presented here for reference only.

If you have additional questions or do not know if civil service procedures apply to you, contact your agency human resource office. 

• Placement and reemployment under civil service procedures
• Application for reemployment after furlough
• Guidance for completing application for reemployment
• Appeal request form

Rights Under the Civil Service Act
excerpts from the act

Prohibition of Discrimination: SECTION 905.1

No officer or employee of the Commonwealth shall discriminate against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action with respect to the classified service because of political or religious opinions or affiliations because of labor union affiliations or because of race, national origin or other non-merit factors.

Hearings: SECTION 951

1. Any regular employee in the classified service may, within twenty calendar days of receipt of notice from the appointing authority, appeal in writing to the commission.  Any permanent separation, suspension for cause, furlough or demotion on the grounds that such action has been taken in his case in violation of the provisions of this act, upon receipt of such notice of appeal, the commission shall promptly schedule and hold a public hearing.
2. Any person who is aggrieved by an alleged violation of Section 905.1 of this act may appeal in writing to the commission within twenty calendar days of the alleged violation.  Upon receipt of notice of appeal, the commission shall promptly schedule and hold a public hearing.
3. All final decisions of the commission shall be reviewable in accordance with the laws.
4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the commission may, upon its own motion, investigate any personnel action taken pursuant to this act and, in its discretion, hold public hearings, record its findings and conclusions, and make such orders it deems appropriate to assure observance of the provisions of the act and the rules and regulations thereafter.