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I have a situation related to: Sanction reduction

The cantonal social assistance laws provide for sanctions in case of non-compliance: refusal of a reintegration measure, failure to attend an appointment, false statements. The sanction must respect the principle of proportionality and never undermine the minimum vital emergency assistance (art. 12 Cst). At…

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# Applicable Law Provisions

Critical Deadlines

  1. # Analysis of Grounds for Sanctionimmediate upon receipt
  2. Right to be heard and oppositionright to be heard immediately; objection 30 days (Cst 29 / cantonal social assistance laws)
  3. # Decision on Opposition30 to 90 days
  4. Appeal to the cantonal administrative court30 days from decision on objection (Cst 12 / Cst 29 / cantonal laws)

Keywords

sanction reduction deletion social assistance fault breach

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