Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2801 (2026)

 Notice.

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CHAPTER 28

NOTICE OF PERSONNEL ACTIONS

 

Sec.

2801.  Notice.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 28 was added June 28, 2018, P.L.460, No.71, effective in nine months.

Applicability.  See section 3 of Act 71 of 2018 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law and applicability.

§ 2801.  Notice.

(a)  Notice.--Written notice of a personnel action taken under this part shall be provided to the affected employee.

(b)  Time limit for notice.--The notice shall be furnished within the time limit prescribed by the Office of Administration. Copies of the notice shall be provided to the Office of Administration upon request.

(c)  Contents of notice.--The notice shall, in the case of permanent separation, suspension for cause or involuntary demotion of a regular employee, set forth the reasons for the action. The notice shall also provide the affected employee information on the employee's right to appeal the personnel action to the commission.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: DOC, SCI at Frackville v. R.E. Lynn (SCSC), No. 1203 & 1286 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Feb. 14, 2022).
DOC, SCI at Frackville v. R.E. Lynn (SCSC), No. 1203 & 1286 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Feb. 14, 2022). “71 Pa.C.S. § 2801(a). Further, as the DOC notes, the OA’s regulations classify appointments and promotions within the civil service as personnel actions.”
T.M. Snyder v. DOC (scsc), No. 530 C.D. 2022 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Jan. 16, 2024). “Section 2801(c) of the Act, 71 Pa. C.S. §2801(c), provides in relevant part that written notice of a personnel action shall be provided to the affected employee, that the “notice shall, in the case of [a] permanent separation, suspension for cause or involuntary demotion of a…”
71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2801(a): 1 case
DOC, SCI at Frackville v. R.E. Lynn (SCSC), No. 1203 & 1286 C.D. 2020 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Feb. 14, 2022). “71 Pa.C.S. § 2801(a). Further, as the DOC notes, the OA’s regulations classify appointments and promotions within the civil service as personnel actions.”
71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2801(c): 1 case
T.M. Snyder v. DOC (scsc), No. 530 C.D. 2022 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Jan. 16, 2024). “Section 2801(c) of the Act, 71 Pa. C.S. §2801(c), provides in relevant part that written notice of a personnel action shall be provided to the affected employee, that the “notice shall, in the case of [a] permanent separation, suspension for cause or involuntary demotion of a…”
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