Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 153 - Mediation Services Bureau
Chapter 5510 - PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT LABOR RELATIONS
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Part 5510.5180 - PROCESSING GRIEVANCES
Universal Citation: MN Rules 5510.5180
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Release time.
A. To the fullest
extent feasible, grievances processed under parts
5510.5110 to
5510.5180 must be conducted during
the employers normal business hours. Employees designated by the exclusive
representative must be released from work without loss of regular nonovertime
earnings as a result of their necessary participation in meetings or hearings
held according to parts
5510.5110 to
5510.5180, whenever such release
is consistent with the ability of the employer to conduct safe and reasonable
operations.
B. No more than three
employees are entitled to compensation for participating in a single meeting or
hearing on a grievance.
Subp. 2. Waiver of steps.
The parties may by written mutual agreement waive participation in the grievance steps in parts 5510.5140 to 5510.5160 and may similarly agree to extend the time limits established by parts 5510.5140 to 5510.5170.
Subp. 3. Time limits.
A. An exclusive representative forfeits its
right to pursue the grievance if it fails to:
(1) raise a grievance within the time limits
specified in part
5510.5140 (step one); or
(2) initiate action at the next step of the
procedure in parts
5510.5140 to
5510.5170 within the time
limits.
B. If an
employer fails to comply with the time limits and procedures in parts
5510.5140 to
5510.5170, the employer must
resolve the grievance as requested in the exclusive representatives last filing
under part
5510.5160 (step three).
Statutory Authority: MS s 179A.04
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