Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 27 - Personnel
Part 120 - Mississippi State Employee Handbook
Chapter 9 - MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYEE APPEALS BOARD Purpose
- Section 27-120-9.1 - AVAILABILITY OF RULES AND MEAB ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
- Section 27-120-9.2 - TIME CALCULATIONS
- Section 27-120-9.3 - WHO MAY APPEAL; ACTIONS WHICH MAY BE APPEALED
- Section 27-120-9.4 - PERFECTION OF APPEAL BY TIMELY FILING
- Section 27-120-9.5 - JURISDICTION
- Section 27-120-9.6 - PARTIES
- Section 27-120-9.7 - FILING OF PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS; COPIES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
- Section 27-120-9.8 - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
- Section 27-120-9.9 - ASSIGNMENT OF CASES; SCHEDULING OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE
- Section 27-120-9.10 - PREHEARING CONFERENCE AND ORDER
- Section 27-120-9.11 - MOTIONS
- Section 27-120-9.12 - WITNESSES
- Section 27-120-9.13 - SUBPOENAS
- Section 27-120-9.14 - WITHDRAWALS, SETTLEMENTS, AND DISMISSALS
- Section 27-120-9.15 - FAILURE TO APPEAR AT HEARING
- Section 27-120-9.16 - CONDUCT OF HEARING
- Section 27-120-9.17 - EVIDENCE
- Section 27-120-9.18 - ORDER OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PROOF
- Section 27-120-9.19 - PRESERVATION OF RECORD HEARING
- Section 27-120-9.20 - ORDER TO BE FILED UPON COMPLETION OF HEARING
- Section 27-120-9.21 - COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER
- Section 27-120-9.22 - RELIEF TO BE GRANTED
- Section 27-120-9.23 - JUDICIAL REVIEW
- Section 27-120-9.24 - ASSESSMENT OF FEES AND COSTS
- Section 27-120-9.25 - JUDICIAL CONDUCT
- Section 27-120-9.26 - AMENDMENT OF RULES; VALIDITY OF RULES; ENFORCEMENT OF RULES
Purpose
Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-9-129 provides that the Mississippi State Personnel Board shall appoint an employee appeals board (hereinafter referred to as the Mississippi Employee Appeals Board or "MEAB"). The MEAB shall consist of three (3) hearing officers for the purpose of holding hearings, compiling evidence and rendering decisions on appeals of personnel action adversely affecting employment status or compensation (formal disciplinary action defined in Section 7.1). Grievable issues specified in Section 8.1 may also be appealed to the MEAB.
Definitions
* "Agency" means the State agency against which an employee or job applicant is filing an appeal.
* "Administrative Office" means the office that receives, maintains, and provides data regarding the filings and other matters before the Employee Appeals Board.
* "Administrative Office Notice" means the process of informing the parties of action by a presiding hearing officer. Notice may be given electronically, including facsimile notice, or by any other method reasonably calculated to effect actual notice. This definition applies to notices of hearings, orders, decisions, and other pertinent documents.
* "En banc hearing" means an EAB hearing conducted by all three hearing officers as provided in Section 9.9 (C).
* "File" means submitting pleadings and other documents to the Administrative Office. Filing may be accomplished electronically, including fax, by certified mail or personal delivery, or any other method specified by the presiding hearing officer. The date of filing is the date of receipt by the Administrative Office of the document. When a document is filed electronically, filing is considered accomplished on the date the electronic message is sent as indicated by the electronic message, except for Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or other day the Administrative Office is closed. If a filing is received on a day when the Administrative Office is closed, the pleading will be filed the next business day.
* "Final order" means the order granting disposition of the appeal by either the individual hearing officer, or the hearing officer if the matter was heard en banc.
* "Hearing Officer" means one of the individual hearing officers appointed pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-9-129.
* "Parties" mean the person or persons filing an appeal and all agencies against which an appeal is filed.
* "Presiding hearing officer" means the hearing officer assigned to an appeal or the hearing officer when the EAB hears a matter en banc.
* "Serve" means giving notice of a filing to all other parties. Service may be accomplished electronically, by certified mail, personal delivery, or any other method specified by the Administrative Office. The date of service will be determined by the date indicated on the serving party's certification.
* "Working days" means Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays and any other days when state government offices are closed pursuant to executive order of the Governor.
