Common use of Procedure (2019) Clause in Contracts

Procedure (2019). 3.1 Step 1. Within fifteen (15) workdays after the act, occurrence or omission that gives rise to the grievance or an employee becomes aware or should have reasonably become aware that he or she has a grievance, the employee and/or the employee’s representative shall email the grievance on the MSEA approved grievance form to the immediate supervisor, or in a Clerk’s office, the Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk. Any grievance, which is submitted, must expressly specify identification of the article, section, clause, and the alleged violations of the contract or written regulation so cited, and the remedial action requested. In the case of a non- selection grievance, such grievance shall be emailed to the Selecting Authority at Step 2 of the grievance process. The immediate supervisor/Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk shall issue a decision in writing within ten (10) workdays of receiving the Step 1 grievance. 3.2 Step 2. Within ten (10) workdays after the receipt of the Step 1 decision, or if no Step 1 decision is received prior to the expiration of the Step 1 decision time limit, the employee and/or the representative may email the grievance, on an MSEA approved grievance form, to the Selecting Authority. 3.3 Step 3. Within ten (10) workdays after the receipt of the Step 2 decision, or if no Step 2 decision is received prior to the expiration of the Step 2 decision time limit, the grievance may be emailed to the Director of Human Resources. 3.4 Step 4. If the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, then MSEA may submit the grievance to arbitration by notifying the permanent arbitrator and simultaneously providing a copy of said notice to the Human Resources Director as well as a statement of the grievance specifying the article, section, or clause of the contract alleged to have been violated, along with a concise statement of facts surrounding the issue and the remedial action requested. Submission to arbitration shall occur if no Step 3 decision is received prior to the expiration of the Step 3 decision time limits, or within twenty (20) working days of the date that MSEA receives the Step 3 decision.