Filing Processing a Grievance. Procedure Except as otherwise provided in subsections band c below, the procedure to resolve grievances set forth in this Article is the exclusive means available for resolving grievances. An employee in a bargaining unit who has been suspended, demoted, or dismissed may pursue a grievance related to that suspension, demotion, or dismissal through: a. The grievance procedure provided in this Article; or b. The procedure prescribed by NRS 284.390. An employee who is aggrieved by the failure of the Employer to comply with the requirements of NRS 281.755 relating to the expression of breast milk by nursing mothers may pursue a grievance related to that failure through: a. The grievance procedure provided in this Article; or b. The procedure prescribed by NRS 288.115. Once the employee has filed a grievance in writing under the procedure describe in this Article, or has requested a hearing under NRS 284.390, or filed a complaint under NRS 288.115, the employee may not proceed in the alternative manner. Unless the grievance pertains to a suspension, demotion, dismissal, or involuntary transfer, the grievance must be filed beginning at Step 1, below, with the employee(s) immediate supervisor and a courtesy copy sent to the DHRM LRU. Grievances of suspensions, demotions, dismissals, or involuntary transfers will be filed beginning at Step 4, below, with a courtesy copy to the DHRM LRU.
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