Frank v. Personnel Commission

This case involves an employee’s attempt to regain her state employment. The state personnel commission held that the employing agency, Department of Health and Social Services, had properly refused to consider reinstating Terry Frank’s employment. The circuit court reversed and remanded with directions that the agency consider her reinstatement. The commission and the department have appealed. We conclude that because Frank sought reinstatement within the three-year period provided in sec. 230.31(1), Stats., the department should have acted on her application even if it could *433not do so until…