Civil service proceeding means any administrative, technical, or quasi-judicial proceeding conducted by the Department of Civil Service, the State Personnel Director, the Employment Relations Board, or the Civil Service Commission. Document means any paper required to be filed, mailed, or received in any civil service proceeding.
Good cause means an acceptable excuse for failing to file or take other required action timely.
Postmark means a date stamp placed on a mailed envelope or a receipt issued by the United States Postal Service indicating the date the envelope was mailed or received by the United States Postal Service for mailing. Workday means a day, Monday through Friday, on which the state executive offices are open for business. The first day of a period measured in days is the day after the occurrence that starts the period running. The last day of the period is included. If the final grievance decision being appealed is issued on Wednesday, September 13, the 14-day appeal period begins on the next day, Thursday, September 14.