Section 12-404 - Consolidation of grievances.
§ 12-404. Consolidation of grievances.
(a) Multiple grievances.- An appointing authority, the head of a principal unit, or the Secretary may consolidate multiple grievances filed by one employee and process the grievances in a single proceeding.
(b) Similar grievances.- If the grievants agree, an appointing authority, the head of a principal unit, or the Secretary may consolidate similar grievances and process the grievances together in a single proceeding.
(c) Consolidation by Office of Administrative Hearings.- The Office of Administrative Hearings may consolidate and process in a single proceeding multiple grievances filed by one employee or similar grievances filed by more than one grievant.
[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 55; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]