Rodriguez v. Department of Sanitation

LOBRANO, Judge.

The sole issue of this appeal is whether or not the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans (Commission) can dismiss the appeal of an employee when that employee fails to attend the hearing after being properly notified.

Appellant was terminated as an employee of the Department of Sanitation, with forfeiture of his accrued annual and sick leave for the following alleged reasons:

1) Violating the city’s residency requirements;

2) Stealing fuel from the city vehicle entrusted to his care;

3) receiving wages for hours not worked;

4) collusion and the attempted intimidation…