The absence of a union shop steward, and whether or not Petitioner filed a grievance, are not relevant issues in a Debt Collection Act proceeding. She was given her right to file a petition requesting a hearing under the Debt Collection Act, and she exercised that right. The Petition in DCA 99-66 is denied. The Petition in DCA 99-67 is sustained. Bruce R. Houston Chief Administrative Law Judge 1.
References are to the hearing transcript.
The F-1 Handbook was revised effective November 1996. However, because the events in this case arose before that date, the April 1991 version applies. It is not likely that the difference in language between the two editions would affect this case.