Hadley v. Department of Administration, Career Service Commission

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order of the Department of Administration, Career Service Commission and Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation rejecting appellant’s appeal of a transfer and demotion.

Appellant, a career service employee, had been Chief Counsel since 1974 for the Florida Real Estate Commission, headquartered in Orlando. He was classified as an Attorney IV. In 1979, the legislature reorganized the Department of Professional Regulation and all commission attorneys became department staff after July 1, 1979. The department determined…