Potential Relocation Problems

[markv]

My wife and I are both City government employees in a medium size California city. We plan on relocating out of state next year. I will leave my job first and go job hunting, with my wife following after I secure a job (hopefully no more than 2-3 months).

Can the city terminate my wife first if they know she is going to resign? Despite the fact that reasons for resignation (mine) would be confidential, could the city infer that my wife was going to resign soon, and terminate her first? She is in upper level management, makes the larger paycheck. We are happily married, so there would be no indication that we are separating. Any advice, recommendations?

 

[ALawyer]

If it is the government there are all sorts of civil service rules to comply with. I suggest that you get prepared by speaking to an expert on these government civil service laws first, as it is not only what the laws say (you do not want to have to sue as it is expensive) but what people might do informally and outside the law.

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