15. Seniority & Layoffs

Some of the most commonly asked questions concerning the seniority and layoffs are listed below. This...

Seniority is the number of hours you have worked for the County.

Seniority is all “regular” paid hours. This includes 001 time, paid sick leave, vacation, comp and holiday...

No, overtime does not count as seniority hours.

FMLA or, Family Medical Leave, is not a type of leave, but rather a protection Act. There is no time...

Time in a regular paid status counts. As long as you are on a paid work related leave, the time does...

Time spent as extra help does not count towards seniority. Purchasing extra help time counts for pension...

Unclassified time does not count towards seniority.

As long as you are in a paid status, the time counts. Once you are in an unpaid status, the time you...

Voluntary time off reduces your pay rate, not the number of hours you are in a paid status. Therefore,...

Check in with Human Resources if this is the case. The most common reasons are that you had some unpaid...

Ties in seniority are resolved by the examination score for their present classifications, unless another...

You will need to talk to Human Resources for an exact determination, as most breaks in County service...

If you are on probation, your prior classification seniority cannot be used in the new classification...

For classified employees, layoffs are conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Rules....

Generally, time spent in an unclassified status does not count in computing seniority in the classified...

Post-Employment Rights Layoff (EE does not take a severance) Layoff (EE takes a severance) Voluntary...

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