Department of Juvenile Services v. Miley

MEREDITH, Judge.

A State employee succeeded in having his termination rescinded by an administrative law judge who concluded that the appointing authority had not met its obligation to “give the employee a written notice of the disciplinary action to be taken” within 30 days, as required by Maryland Code (1993, 2004 Repl.VoL), State Personnel and Pensions Article (“SPP”), § ll-106(a)(5). Both the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) and the Circuit Court for Baltimore City interpreted the statute to require that, in order to terminate a State employee for misconduct, the employee must receive…