Paisant v. University of New Orleans

WATKINS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a ruling by the State Civil Service Commission that appellant’s appeal was not timely filed.

Appellant was a permanent classified employee in the state civil service, working at the University of New Orleans. There were several complaints by appellant’s supervisors as to the quantity and quality of his work. It was decided that appellant should be terminated.

Appellant makes two contentions which we will consider separately, (1) that the Director of Personnel was not notified of the employee’s discharge within fifteen days after the employee was notified,…