Kreutzer v. City and County of San Francisco

Opinion

RUVOLO, P. J.

In this opinion, we conclude that a government employee hired into a position expressly classified as exempt from civil service is not entitled to the protections of the civil service system upon the employee’s release from the position, even if a court finds that, based on the duties of the position, it should not have been classified as exempt. We also hold that where a government employee is released from employment for reasons characterized only as nondisciplinary, and not otherwise publicly disclosed, the employee’s liberty interest in reputation has not been…