Common use of Claiming Clause in Contracts

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified)request. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-position- qualified). Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written notice of layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter dated September 16, 1993 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An If the options in Section 3(A)(4)(a) are not available, an employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in within another seniority unit in the same, transferable, transferable or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the . The receiving Appointing Authority shall determine if the employee is qualified for the position and, if so, shall not unreasonably deny the request request. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (for Unit 645) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation shall be paid to the employee until the end of the claiming period. In addition, the employee's name shall not be placed on any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, the employee must may waive their post- layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance or vacation liquidation and the employee will be position-qualified)eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the fill. If an employee has previously requested and has been offered fails to accept an offer of a vacancy under this provision position in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition following their claim within thirty-five (35) miles of their current work location, the current positionemployee is no longer eligible to claim. Eligibility for claiming Employees who claim and fill vacancies under this provision begins on may return to their previous status at any time during the date twenty-one (21) calendar days following the appointment to the claimed position. If an employee returns to a layoff status during the trial period, time spent in the trial period shall be deducted from any remaining claiming status days the employee had at the time of the written layoff notice and continues until appointment to the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:claimed position.

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written notice of layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter on page 139 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An If the options in Section 3(A)(4)(a) are not available, an employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in within another seniority unit in the same, transferable, transferable or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the . The receiving Appointing Authority shall determine if the employee is qualified for the position and, if so, shall not unreasonably deny the request request. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (for Unit 645) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation shall be paid to the employee until the end of the claiming period. In addition, the employee's name shall not be placed on any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, the employee must may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance or vacation liquidation and the employee will be position-qualified)eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the fill. If an employee has previously requested and has been offered fails to accept an offer of a vacancy under this provision position in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition following their claim within thirty-five (35) miles of their current work location, the current positionemployee is no longer eligible to claim. Eligibility for claiming Employees who claim and fill vacancies under this provision begins on may return to their previous layoff status at any time during the date twenty-one (21) calendar days following the appointment to the claimed position. If an employee returns to a layoff status during the trial period, time spent in the trial period shall be deducted from any remaining claiming status days the employee had at the time of the written layoff notice and continues until appointment to the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff listsclaimed position. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall may place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation Such leave usage shall not exceed fourteen (14) days following the end of the employee's claiming period or layoff date, whichever is not subject to Section 3 later unless upon mutual agreement of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:the

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-position- qualified). Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:.

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written notice of layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter on page 164 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice of xxxxxx and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter dated September 16, 1993 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An If the options in Section 3(A)(4)(a) are not available, an employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in within another seniority unit in the same, transferable, transferable or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the . The receiving Appointing Authority shall determine if the employee is qualified for the position and, if so, shall not unreasonably deny the request request. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (for Unit 645) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation shall be paid to the employee until the end of the claiming period. In addition, the employee's name shall not be placed on any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, the employee must may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance or vacation liquidation and the employee will be position-qualified)eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the fill. If an employee has previously requested and has been offered fails to accept an offer of a vacancy under this provision position in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition following their claim within thirty-five (35) miles of their current work location, the current positionemployee is no longer eligible to claim. Eligibility for claiming Employees who claim and fill vacancies under this provision begins on may return to their previous status at any time during the date twenty-one (21) calendar days following the appointment to the claimed position. If an employee returns to a layoff status during the trial period, time spent in the trial period shall be deducted from any remaining claiming status days the employee had at the time of the written layoff notice and continues until appointment to the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:claimed position.

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified)request. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-thirty- five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice of xxxxxx and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter on page 139 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An If the options in Section 3(A)(4)(a) are not available, an employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in within another seniority unit in the same, transferable, transferable or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the . The receiving Appointing Authority shall determine if the employee is qualified for the position and, if so, shall not unreasonably deny the request request. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (for Unit 645) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation shall be paid to the employee until the end of the claiming period. In addition, the employee's name shall not be placed on any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, the employee must may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance or vacation liquidation and the employee will be position-qualified)eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the fill. If an employee has previously requested and has been offered fails to accept an offer of a vacancy under this provision position in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition following their claim within thirty-five (35) miles of their current work location, the current positionemployee is no longer eligible to claim. Eligibility for claiming Employees who claim and fill vacancies under this provision begins on may return to their previous status at any time during the date twenty-one (21) calendar days following the appointment to the claimed position. If an employee returns to a layoff status during the trial period, time spent in the trial period shall be deducted from any remaining claiming status days the employee had at the time of the written layoff notice and continues until appointment to the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff listsclaimed position. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall may place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation Such leave usage shall not exceed fourteen (14) days following the end of the employee's claiming period or layoff date, whichever is not subject to Section 3 later unless upon mutual agreement of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:the

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified)request. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level paylevel equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice of xxxxxx and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter on page 164 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An If the options in Section 3(A)(4)(a) are not available, an employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary classified vacancy in within another seniority unit in the same, transferable, transferable or lower class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the . The receiving Appointing Authority shall determine if the employee is qualified for the position and, if so, shall not unreasonably deny the request request. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five (for Unit 645) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation shall be paid to the employee until the end of the claiming period. In addition, the employee's name shall not be placed on any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, the employee must may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance or vacation liquidation and the employee will be position-qualified)eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the fill. If an employee has previously requested and has been offered fails to accept an offer of a vacancy under this provision position in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition following their claim within thirty-five (35) miles of their current work location, the current positionemployee is no longer eligible to claim. Eligibility for claiming Employees who claim and fill vacancies under this provision begins on may return to their previous layoff status at any time during the date twenty-one (21) calendar days following the appointment to the claimed position. If an employee returns to a layoff status during the trial period, time spent in the trial period shall be deducted from any remaining claiming status days the employee had at the time of the written layoff notice and continues until appointment to the actual date of layoff or forty-five (45) days, whichever is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall apply:claimed position.

Claiming. An employee In order to avoid a layoff or bump, a supervisor may request to take a transfer or demote demotion to a non-temporary classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower a class/class (or class option) in which the employee previously served or option for which the employee supervisor is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified). Employees Supervisors may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested comparable vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employeesupervisor's current work location is available which the current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee supervisor has previously requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal a transferable class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current position. Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written notice of layoff notice and continues until the actual date of layoff layoff. For a supervisor who has no vacancy or forty-bumping options and must accept layoff, eligibility for claiming shall continue for forty five (45) days, whichever days if that is greaterlater than the actual date of layoff. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or vacation liquidation will shall be paid to the supervisor until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s In addition, the supervisor's name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will shall not be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List any layoff lists until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming period extends beyond the layoff date, employees supervisors may waive their post-layoff date claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any severance and or vacation liquidation and employees the supervisor will be eligible for placement on appropriate layoff lists. If the employee supervisor successfully claims a vacancy but cannot be appointed until after the scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee supervisor on unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 2 of Article 8. For employees Supervisors who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision and who do not successfully complete the probationary periodperiod shall be placed on layoff from their original seniority unit, class, employment condition, and location. Such supervisors are not subject to Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this Article but shall become eligible to be placed on layoff lists in accordance with Section 9 on the following shall apply:effective date of their non-certification. Also see letter dated July 26, 1991 regarding an experimental method for supervisors noticed of permanent layoff to demonstrate qualifications for positions to which they may be able to transfer or demote.

Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary non‐temporary 20 classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class 1 (or class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee 2 is determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing 3 Authority shall not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified)request. Employees may not request a 4 transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if such a vacancy is available 5 to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested vacancy within thirty-five thirty‐five (35) 6 miles of the employee's current work location which the current Appointing 7 Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously requested and has 8 been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal class in the 9 same employment condition within thirty-five thirty‐five (35) miles of the current position. 10 Eligibility for claiming under this provision begins on the date of the written layoff 11 notice and continues until the actual date of layoff or forty-five forty‐five (45) days, whichever 12 is greater. If the claiming period extends beyond the date of layoff, no severance or 13 vacation liquidation will be paid until the end of the claiming period. The employee’s 14 name will be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List but will not be placed on the 15 Class (or Class Option) Layoff List until the end of the claiming period. If the claiming 16 period extends beyond the layoff date, employees may waive their post-layoff post‐layoff 17 claiming rights and the Appointing Authority shall authorize payment of any 18 severance and vacation liquidation and employees will be eligible for placement on 19 appropriate layoff lists. 20 If the employee successfully claims but cannot be appointed until after the 21 scheduled layoff date, the current Appointing Authority shall place the employee on 1 unpaid leave or, upon mutual agreement, vacation leave until the new appointment 2 begins. Vacation leave usage is not subject to Section 3 of Article 8. 3 For employees who transfer or demote to another seniority unit under this provision 4 and who do not successfully complete the probationary period, the following shall 5 apply: