Copies of the amended act have been provided to the technical institutes. The grievance procedure specified in the act calls for grievances to be filed through the established procedure for the agency as specified in the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act. If the grievance is unresolved through the agency process, the employee may file a grievance with the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor. Employees are entitled to judicial review of contested cases as specified in the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act. Each employee will be informed of the Grievance Procedure through staff development and orientation to the requirements of the act.
Posters identifying employee rights under the act are to be placed in each work area.
The grievance procedure is identified in the poster. The coordinator for implementation of the act in the Georgia Department of Labor is not familiar with the attempt to develop a standard policy for use by agencies of state government and has stated that there are no current plans to attempt such a standard policy.