# 80 Ill. Adm. Code 50.90: Section 50.90 Layoff Appeals

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## Section

- **Citation:** 80 Ill. Adm. Code 50.90
- **Heading:** Section 50.90 Layoff Appeals
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 80 PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES / CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE MERIT COMMISSION / Part 50 MERIT COMMISSION / Section 50.90 Layoff Appeals

## Text

Section 50
Section 50.90  Layoff Appeals
a)
1)         A certified employee who has been laid off may appeal to the
Merit Commission, provided said appeal is made in writing within 15 calendar
days after the effective date of layoff.
2)         The appeal shall set forth both the provisions of the Merit
Employment Code and/or Personnel Rules which are alleged to have been violated
and a brief recitation of the facts of said violation.
b)         An investigation shall be conducted by the Commission and the
proposed findings shall be served upon all parties to the dispute.  The parties
shall then have 21 calendar days to file in the office of the Commission a
response to the proposed findings and a request for hearing if either party so
desires.
c)         If in the judgement of the Commission a material issue of fact
or law exists, the parties will be notified of a date of hearing.  The notice
will set forth a short statement of the issue of fact and/or law.  If the
Commission determines that no material issue of fact or law exists, it will
issue its decision based upon the findings of the investigation and the
parties' responses thereto.
d)
1)         The burden of proof in all layoff hearings shall be upon the
employee to show that a violation of the Merit Employment Code or Personnel
Rules has occurred.
2)         Unless inconsistent with this Section, the procedures of
Section 50.110 shall apply to layoffs.

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