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Shanda LaBerth Hunterdon Developmental Center, CSC Docket No. 2019-1880

NJ Civil Service Commission decision of September 25, 2019, CSC Docket No. 2019-1880: discipline, granted. Shanda LaBerth, Human Services Assistant, Hunterdon Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal effective January 8, 2019, on charges of chronic or excessive absenteeism, conduc

Commission decisions · Meeting of September 25, 2019

Shanda LaBerth, Human Services Assistant, Hunterdon Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal effective January 8, 2019, on charges of chronic or excessive absenteeism, conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause.

Matter
Discipline
Decided
September 25, 2019, item A-2
Outcome
Granted
ALJ's recommendation
Grant the motion for summary decision and uphold the removal.
What the Commission did with it
Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
Penalty appealed
removal
Title
HUMAN SERVICES ASSISTANT
Employer
Human Services
Chair at the time
Deirdre L. Webster Cobb, Chairperson
Official decision
Published by CSC in its monthly archive bundle (A-002 9-25-19.pdf)

Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission affirmed the recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge.

The decision

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BackgroundThe appeal of Shanda LaBerth, Human Services Assistant, Hunterdon Developmental Center, Department of Human Services, removal effective January 8, 2019, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge David M. Fritch, who rendered his initial decision on August 21, 2019. No exceptions were filed.

AnalysisHaving considered the record and the Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission, at its meeting on September 25, 2019, accepted and adopted the Findings of Fact and Conclusion as contained in the attached Administrative Law Judge’s initial decision.

ORDER

The Civil Service Commission finds that the action of the appointing authority in removing the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore affirms the removal of Shanda LaBerth.

ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.

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