Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture v. Yanes
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 8, 1987No. 65062PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
A state employee, classified as subject to the Merit System under the Oklahoma Personnel Act,1 was terminated by her employer, the State Board of Agriculture, on the ground of abandonment under Ethics and Merit Commission Rule 5.6.2.2.2 That rule provides that an employee “who is absent from duty for three consecutive working days without prior authorization shall be deemed to have abandoned his or her position.” She appealed to the Commission with partial success, the Hearing Examiner finding that she should not be discharged but rather suspended for sixty days without pay.…
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