Rights

Laid-Off Classified Employees Preferential Rights

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Published Date: 
2009-01-12
Contact: 

Robert S. Latchaw rlatchaw@sclscal.org, Janna L. Lambert jlambert@sclscal.org

On November 20, 2008, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, published its decision in Tucker v. Grossmont Union High School District, (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 640, holding that laid-off classified employees have a preferential right over new applicants to be reemployed in any vacant classified position for which they are qualified.

search terms: Tucker v. Grossmont Union High School District, laid-off, classified employees, Education Code section 45298, Education Code section 45308, Gately v. Cloverdale Unified School District,

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