Do deputy directors of state agencies have grievance and appeal rights?
Some deputy directors in state government are covered under the State Employee Grievance Procedure Act. However, deputy directors who: (1) have been appointed under the provisions of § 1-30-10(E) of the SC Code of Laws governing restructured agencies; (2) oversee a division of a restructured agency; and (3) report directly to the agency head are exempt from the State Employee Grievance Procedure Act in § 8-17-370 of the SC Code of Laws and, therefore, do not have grievance and appeal rights. In addition, deputy directors in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office as listed in § 57.1 of the 2007-2008 Appropriation Act would also be exempt from the Grievance Procedure Act and would not have grievance and appeal rights.
