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2004 SESSION

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SB 201 Grievance procedures; revision of state guidelines.

Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

State grievance procedure; penalty. Makes several amendments to the state grievance procedure. The bill (i) provides that the parties to a grievance have a duty to search their records to ensure that all relevant records are provided to the opposing party, (ii) specifies that hearing officer fees be reasonable in accordance with guidelines established by the Department of Employment Dispute Resolution (DEDR), (iii) entitles a grievant to recover reasonable attorneys' fees in grievances challenging a discharge if the grievant substantially prevails on the merits and special circumstances make such an award unjust, and (iv) provides for all awards of relief by a hearing officer to be in accordance with rules established by DEDR. The bill provides that its provisions relating to the award of attorneys' fees shall not apply to any local governing body or agency thereof that is otherwise subject to the state grievance procedure. The bill also contains technical amendments.


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