Houma, LA asked in Employment Law and Gov & Administrative Law for Louisiana

Q: what is needed to terminate an employee from a parish government position?

employee has exceeded the 3 month probation timeframe and is still unable to perform the job. Removal from the job position is appropriate but how is it done correctly?

1 Lawyer Answer
Randy Bryan Ligh
Randy Bryan Ligh
Answered
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: If this is a parish government position which is considered classified, then the employee might be entitled to some protection per the rules for classified employees----contact the parish government's human resources department and see if it will provide you the rules for classified employees. If it is not a classified position, then you should be able to simply terminate--but one might want to check and confirm with the parish government's human resources department.

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