Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part V - Labor Relations Board
Chapter 95 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Section 95.81 - Authority of Secretary and Executive Director

(a) The Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board will have authority to issue notices or orders of the Board and to certify copies of all papers and documents which are a part of the files or records of the Board.

(b) The Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board will have authority to issue orders directing and fixing time and place of initial hearings in representation cases and to issue orders directing and fixing time and place of initial hearings regarding objections and exceptions to the Board's conduct of a representation election.

(c) The Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board will have authority to determine whether complaints will issue in unfair practice cases.

(d) At any time subsequent to the issuance of a complaint and prior to the issuance of a proposed decision under § 95.91(k)(1) (relating to hearings), the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board will have the authority to hold in abeyance or rescind complaints and to dismiss unfair practice charges upon failure of the charging party to show cause, upon request by the Secretary of the Board or the Executive Director of the Board, why further proceedings are required to effectuate the policies of the act.