NAC284.6955. Hearing before Employee-Management Committee: Procedure.

If a hearing is held to determine the proper disposition of a grievance pursuant to NAC 284.695, the following procedure must be followed:

     1. Each party shall submit to the Chair of the Committee or his or her designated representative 10 copies of the set of documents and materials to be presented at the hearing or any rescheduled hearing. These copies must be submitted not less than 12 working days before the scheduled date of the hearing. The Chair or his or her designated representative shall forward one copy of the set of the documents and materials of each party to the other party.

     2. If the employee fails to comply with subsection 1, the Chair or his or her designated representative may reschedule the hearing to the next time designated for such hearings, but in no case earlier than 20 working days after the originally scheduled date of the hearing. If the employer fails to comply with subsection 1, the Chair or his or her designated representative may reschedule the hearing at his or her discretion. If the employee fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 for a rescheduled hearing, the grievance must be dismissed with prejudice unless he or she can show in writing to the Committee’s satisfaction that the reason for noncompliance was beyond his or her control.

     3. Each document or material offered in evidence must be marked as follows:

     (a) Documents or materials presented by the employee must be marked at the bottom of the page as “Exhibit____” indicated by consecutive arabic numerals, beginning with the number “1.”

     (b) Documents or materials presented by the employer must be marked at the bottom of the page as “Exhibit____” indicated by consecutive letters of the English alphabet, beginning with the letter “A.” If the employer offers more than 26 exhibits, the 27th exhibit must be marked as “Exhibit AA,” the 28th exhibit as “Exhibit BB,” and so forth.

     4. All evidence offered at the hearing must be relevant and bear upon the grievance.

     5. Each person who provides a statement at the hearing shall state his or her name, address, and occupation for the record.

     6. It is the responsibility of each party to arrange for the appearance of all necessary witnesses. The Committee may request additional witnesses or information as it deems necessary.

     7. Upon proper recognition by the Chair or his or her designated representative, any member of the Committee may ask a question of a party or witness at any time during the hearing.

     (Added to NAC by Personnel Comm’n, eff. 8-1-91; A by Dep’t of Personnel, 11-16-95; A by Personnel Comm’n by R026-11, 12-30-2011, eff. 1-1-2012)