Grievance Hearing. If a member or the CCA declines ADR or if ADR fails to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution, the member may request a hearing. The member must make a written request for a hearing to the WSC Director of Programs and Operations, Washington Service Corps, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, WA 98507-9046. The member’s letter should include a detailed explanation of the dispute, solution requested, and supporting documentation. A request for a hearing must be made within 1 year after the date of the alleged occurrence. At the time a request for a hearing is made, the program should make available to the member information that it relied upon in its disciplinary decision. The program may arrange for one or more pre-hearing conferences at a time mutually convenient to the parties. Pre-hearing conferences are not a substitute for a hearing. They are intended to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution of the matter to make a hearing unnecessary or to narrow the issues to be decided at a hearing. The format of pre-hearing conferences may be flexible, involving meetings with one party at a time and/or with both parties together. Pre-hearing conferences are conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee. The hearing will be conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee. The person conducting the hearing may not have participated in any previous decisions concerning the issue in dispute. A hearing must be held no later than 30 calendar days after the filing of the grievance, and a written decision must be made no later than 60 calendar days after filing. Binding Arbitration: An aggrieved party may request binding arbitration if a grievance hearing decision is adverse or if no decision is made within 60 calendar days of the filing of the grievance. The arbitrator must be independent and selected by agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation for National & Community Service (Corporation) will appoint one within 15 calendar days after receiving a request from one of the parties. An arbitration proceeding will be held no later than 45 calendar days after the request for arbitration, or no later than 30 calendar days after the appointment of an arbitrator by the Corporation’s CEO. An arbitration decision will be made no later than 30 calendar days after the commencement of the arbitration proceeding. The cost of arbitration will be divided evenly between the parties, unless the aggrieved party prevails, in which case the program will pay the total cost of the proceeding as well as the prevailing party’s attorney fees.
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Grievance Hearing. If An aggrieved party may request a member or the CCA declines grievance hearing without participating in ADR or or, if ADR is selected, if it fails to facilitate result in a mutually agreeable resolution, the member may request a hearing. The member must aggrieved party should make a written request for a hearing to the WSC Director of Programs and Operations, Washington Service Corps, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, WA 98507-9046. The member’s letter should include a detailed explanation of the dispute, solution requested, and supporting documentationdesignated program supervisor or director. A request for a hearing must be made within 1 one year after the date of the alleged occurrence. At the time a request for a hearing is made, the program should make available to the member aggrieved party information that it relied upon in its disciplinary decision. The program may Maryland-DC Campus Compact will arrange for one or more pre-hearing conferences at a time mutually convenient to the parties. Pre-hearing conferences are not a substitute for a hearing. They are intended to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution of the matter to make a hearing unnecessary or to narrow the issues to be decided at a the hearing. The format of the pre-hearing conferences conference may be flexible, involving meetings with one party at a time and/or with both parties together. Pre-hearing conferences are conducted by the Director or the Director’s designeeSOS program coordinator/director. The hearing will be conducted by the Director or the Director’s designeeSOS program coordinator/director. The person conducting the hearing may not have participated in any previous decisions concerning the issue in dispute. (Note: To ensure impartiality in the hearing, the Maryland-DC Campus Compact may choose to designate someone other than the program director to approve disciplinary actions regarding members, leaving the director available to conduct grievance hearings.) A hearing must be held no later than 30 calendar days after the filing of the grievance, and a written decision must be made no later than 60 calendar days after filing. Binding Arbitration: An aggrieved party may request binding arbitration if a grievance hearing decision is adverse or if no decision is made within 60 calendar days of the filing of the grievance. The arbitrator must be independent and selected by agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation for National & Community Service (Corporation) will appoint one within 15 calendar days after receiving a request from one of the parties. An arbitration proceeding will be held no later than 45 calendar days after the request for arbitration, or no later than 30 calendar days after the appointment of an arbitrator by the Corporation’s CEO. An arbitration decision will be made no later than 30 calendar days after the commencement of the arbitration proceeding. The cost of arbitration will be divided evenly between the parties, unless the aggrieved party prevails, in which case the program will pay the total cost of the proceeding as well as the prevailing party’s attorney fees.
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Samples: Member Agreement
Grievance Hearing. If An aggrieved party may request a member or the CCA declines grievance hearing without participating in ADR or or, if ADR is selected, if it fails to facilitate result in a mutually agreeable resolution, the member may request a hearing. The member must aggrieved party should make a written request for a hearing to [the WSC Director of Programs and Operations, Washington Service Corps, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, WA 98507-9046. The member’s letter should include a detailed explanation of the dispute, solution requested, and supporting documentationdesignated Program supervisor or director]. A request for a hearing must be made within 1 one year after the date of the alleged occurrence. At the time a request for a hearing is made, the program Program should make available to the member aggrieved party information that it relied upon in its disciplinary decision. The program may Program will arrange for one or more pre-hearing conferences at a time mutually convenient to the parties. Pre-hearing conferences are not a substitute for a hearing. They are intended to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution of the matter to make a hearing unnecessary or to narrow the issues to be decided at a the hearing. The format of the pre-hearing conferences conference may be flexible, involving meetings with one party at a time and/or with both parties together. Pre-hearing conferences are conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee[Program supervisor/director A]. The hearing will be conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee[Program supervisor/director B]. The person conducting the hearing may not have participated in any previous decisions concerning the issue in dispute. (Note: To ensure impartiality in the hearing, Programs may choose to designate some-one other than the Program director to approve disciplinary actions regarding members, leaving the director available to conduct grievance hearings.) A hearing must be held no later than 30 calendar days after the filing of the grievance, and a written decision must be made no later than 60 calendar days after filing. Binding Arbitration: An aggrieved party may request binding arbitration if a grievance hearing decision is adverse or if no decision is made within 60 calendar days of the filing of the grievance. The arbitrator must be independent and selected by agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation for National & Community Service (Corporation) will appoint one within 15 calendar days after receiving a request from one of the parties. An arbitration proceeding will be held no later than 45 calendar days after the request for arbitration, or no later than 30 calendar days after the appointment of an arbitrator by the Corporation’s CEO. An arbitration decision will be made no later than 30 calendar days after the commencement of the arbitration proceeding. The cost of arbitration will be divided evenly between the parties, unless the aggrieved party prevails, in which case the program will pay the total cost of the proceeding as well as the prevailing party’s attorney fees.
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Samples: kanserve.org
Grievance Hearing. If An aggrieved party may request a member or the CCA declines grievance hearing without participating in ADR or or, if ADR is selected, if it fails to facilitate result in a mutually agreeable resolution, the member may request a hearing. The member must aggrieved party should make a written request for a hearing to [enter the WSC Director of Programs and Operations, Washington Service Corps, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, WA 98507-9046. The member’s letter should include a detailed explanation of the dispute, solution requested, and supporting documentationdesignated program official here] . A request for a hearing must be made within 1 one year after the date of the alleged occurrence. At the time a request for a hearing is made, the program should make available to the member aggrieved party information that it relied upon in its disciplinary decision. The program may will arrange for one or more pre-hearing pre‐hearing conferences at a time mutually convenient to the parties. Pre-hearing Pre‐hearing conferences are not a substitute for a hearing. They are intended to facilitate a mutually agreeable resolution of the matter to make a hearing unnecessary or to narrow the issues to be decided at a the hearing. The format of pre-hearing conferences the pre‐hearing conference may be flexible, involving meetings with one party at a time and/or with both parties together. Pre-hearing Pre‐hearing conferences are conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee[enter name of program official A here] . The hearing will be conducted by the Director or the Director’s designee[enter name of program official B here] . The person conducting the hearing may not have participated in any previous decisions concerning the issue in dispute. (Note: To ensure impartiality in the hearing, programs may choose to designate some‐one other than the program director to approve disciplinary actions regarding members, leaving the director available to conduct grievance hearings.) A hearing must be held no later than 30 calendar days after the filing of the grievance, and a written decision must be made no later than 60 calendar days after filing. Binding Arbitration: An aggrieved party may request binding arbitration if a grievance hearing decision is adverse or if no decision is made within 60 calendar days of the filing of the grievance. The arbitrator must be independent and selected by agreement of the parties. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation for National & Community Service (Corporation) will appoint one within 15 calendar days after receiving a request from one of the parties. An arbitration proceeding will be held no later than 45 calendar days after the request for arbitration, or no later than 30 calendar days after the appointment of an arbitrator by the Corporation’s CEO. An arbitration decision will be made no later than 30 calendar days after the commencement of the arbitration proceeding. The cost of arbitration will be divided evenly between the parties, unless the aggrieved party prevails, in which case the program will pay the total cost of the proceeding as well as the prevailing party’s attorney fees.
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Samples: Member Service Agreement