California Government Code ARTICLE 2 - Layoff and Demotion

• Section 19997.
  Whenever it is necessary because of lack of work or funds, or whenever it is advisable in the interests of economy, to reduce the staff...
• Section 19997.1.
  The duties performed by any employee laid off may be assigned to any other employee or employees in the state agency holding positions in appropriate...
• Section 19997.2.
  (a) With the approval of the department, only the employees of a designated geographical, organizational or functional subdivision of a state agency need be considered for...
• Section 19997.3.
  (a) Layoff shall be made in accordance with the relative seniority of the employees in the class of layoff. In determining seniority scores, one point shall...
• Section 19997.4.
  (a) For the purposes of determining seniority pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19997.3, the term “state service” shall include all service that is exempt from...
• Section 19997.5.
  (a) Separations that are necessary by reason of reinstatement of an employee or employees after recognized military service as provided for in Section 19780 shall be...
• Section 19997.6.
  (a) A veteran, except a veteran who was reinstated from military leave, shall in the event of layoff receive seniority credit for recognized military service if...
• Section 19997.7.
  (a) Employees in the class under consideration, up to the number of positions to be abolished or discontinued, shall be laid off in the order as...
• Section 19997.8.
  (a) In lieu of being laid off an employee may elect demotion to: (1) any class with substantially the same or a lower maximum salary in...
• Section 19997.9.
  (a) Any employee replaced by such demotion has the same option of demotion afforded by Section 19997.8 as if his or her position had been abolished...
• Section 19997.10.a.
  (a) Any officer or employee, directly or indirectly, entitled to or having permanent status under the provisions of Article VII of the Constitution or the State...
• Section 19997.11.
  (a) The names of employees to be laid off or demoted shall be placed upon the reemployment list for the subdivision, if such a subdivision was...
• Section 19997.12.
  (a) An employee who is certified to a position in a class after layoff, or demotion in lieu of layoff, shall receive not less than the...
• Section 19997.13.
  (a) An employee compensated on a monthly basis shall be notified that he or she is to be laid off 30 days prior to the effective...
• Section 19997.14.
  (a) An employee may appeal to the department within 30 days after receiving notice of layoff on the ground that the required procedure has not been...
• Section 19997.15.
  (a) In order to provide state civil service employees of the California Maritime Academy with an opportunity to remain in the state civil service system, there...

Last modified: October 22, 2018