Common use of Preliminary Hearing Clause in Contracts

Preliminary Hearing. (1) If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president or the president's designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. (2) Within 5 working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president or the president's designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) The president or the president's designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 working days after the president or the president's designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: (i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and (ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (i) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (ii) Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iii) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. Return to the position with pay; 2. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3. Suspension with pay. (6) Within 5 days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president or the president's designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.

Preliminary Hearing. (1) If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president or the president's ’s designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. (2) Within 5 working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president or the president's ’s designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) The president or the president's ’s designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 working days after the president or the president's ’s designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: : (i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and and (ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (i) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (ii) Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iii) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. Return to the position with pay;. 2. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3. Suspension with pay. (6) Within 5 days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president or the president's ’s designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.

Preliminary Hearing. (1) . If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. 2. Within five (25) Within 5 working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) . The president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 working days after the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) . The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: (i) a. Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and (ii) b. Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) . At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (i) a. Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (ii) b. Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iii) c. Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. d. Return to the position with pay; 2. e. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3. f. Suspension with pay. 6. Within five (65) Within 5 days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.

Preliminary Hearing. (1) If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president or the president's designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. (2) Within 5 working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president or the president's designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) The president or the president's designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 working days after the president or the president's designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: (ia) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and (iib) Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (ia) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (iib) Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iiic) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. i. Return to the position with pay; 2ii. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3iii. Suspension with pay. (6) Within 5 days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president or the president's designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.

Preliminary Hearing. (1) . If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. 2. Within five (25) Within 5 working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) . The president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 five (5) working days after the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) . The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: (i) a. Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and (ii) b. Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) . At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (i) a. Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (ii) b. Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iii) c. Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. d. Return to the position with pay; 2. e. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3. f. Suspension with pay. 6. Within five (65) Within 5 days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president President or the presidentPresident's designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.

Preliminary Hearing. (1) If an employee is suspended without pay pending a hearing on disposition of charges for removal, the president or the president's ’s designated representative shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the suspension at the time of the notice of the suspension. (2) Within 5 five (5) working days of the notice of suspension, the employee may request in writing that the president or the president's ’s designated representative, in addition to conducting a hearing on the merits, conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges. (3) The president or the president's ’s designated representative shall conduct a preliminary hearing within 5 five (5) working days after the president or the president's ’s designated representative receives in writing the request from the suspended employee for the preliminary hearing. (4) The preliminary hearing shall be limited to the issues of: (i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University of Maryland or the employee pending final disposition of the charges; and (ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives should be considered. (5) At the preliminary hearing, the employee may: (i) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension; (ii) Allege mitigating circumstances; and (iii) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including: 1. Return to the position with pay; 2. Transfer to another position with pay; or 3. Suspension with pay. (6) Within 5 five (5) days after the preliminary hearing is completed, the president or the president's ’s designated representative shall render a written decision that is conclusive as to the issue of whether or not the employee may continue to work with pay pending the disposition of the charges.