4 Pa. Code § 612.7 - Suspension
(a)
Generally. An appointing authority may suspend an employee for
good cause, which shall be based on at least one merit-related
reason.
(b)
Suspension
pending investigation. An appointing authority may, for the purpose of
ascertaining an employee's fitness for continued employment, suspend an
employee pending the outcome of an internal or external investigation. The
following apply:
(1) When an investigation
has not revealed cause for disciplinary action, the suspension shall be
retracted and expunged from all records, and the employee shall receive back
pay for the full period of suspension.
(2) When an investigation has revealed cause
for disciplinary action, the suspension shall be converted, either in whole or
in part, to a disciplinary action.
(c)
Duration of suspension.
(1) A suspension, including during a pending
internal investigation, may not exceed 60 working days in 1 calendar
year.
(2) A suspension pending
investigation by external agencies may be maintained up to 30 working days
after conclusion of the external investigation.
(3) A suspension under
71 Pa.C.S. §
2705(f) (relating to
political activity) may not exceed 120 working
days.
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