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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 5. EDUCATION |
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SubTilte 5-E. ORIGINAL TITLE 5 |
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Chapter 5-E8. EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES |
Section 5-E804. FORMAL GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES: STEP 1
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804.1If the grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the employee by the informal grievance settlement process, as set forth in § 803, the employee may follow the formal grievance procedures.
804.2An employee shall initiate the formal grievance process by submitting the grievance in writing to the same person to whom the informal grievance was presented, pursuant to §§ 803.4 or 803.5.
804.3An employee shall file the formal written STEP 1 grievance within five (5) working days of the receipt of the oral answer to the informal grievance, or within five (5) working days of the date when an answer should have been received.
804.4The formal written grievance shall be called a “Statement of Grievance.” The Statement of Grievance shall contain sufficient detail to clearly identify and explain the facts and circumstances that are the basis of the grievance.
804.5The Statement of Grievance shall specify the relief or solution to the conflict being sought by the employee.
804.6Within three (3) working days of the receipt of the Statement of Grievance, the supervisor or other official to whom the formal grievance is presented shall hold a conference with the employee for the purpose of attempting to resolve the grievance.
804.7The employee’s representative or counsel, if any, may be present and participate in the STEP 1 conference.
804.8The supervisor or other official conducting the STEP 1 conference may have other persons present at the conference who are relevant to the resolution of the grievance.
804.9The supervisor or other official conducting the STEP 1 conference shall give to the employee a written answer to the grievance within two (2) working days of the conference.
804.10If the employee does not receive a written answer to the grievance within two (2) working days of the STEP 1 conference, the employee shall have the right to pursue the STEP 2 grievance procedures, pursuant to § 805.