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MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-120 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-120 - Separations From Merit System Generally

    An employee may be separated from the merit system:          (1)    temporarily through suspension, layoff, or leave of absence; or        (2)    permanently through removal or resignation.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-121 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-121 - Temporary Separations -- Suspensions

    (a)    The Commission may suspend an employee for disciplinary purposes for up to 30 days.    (b)    Each suspension shall be without pay.    (c)    An employee may not be suspended for disciplinary purposes for more than 30 days in a calendar year.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-122 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-122 - Temporary Separations -- Layoffs

    (a)    An employee who is laid off because a position has been abolished, discontinued, or vacated because of a change in departmental organization or because of a stoppage or lack of work shall be placed on the eligible list for the classification of position from which the employee is laid off.    (b)    If a vacancy occurs in the employee’s merit system position, the employee shall be reemployed in preference to any eligible individual who is not an employee of the Commission.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-123 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-123 - Permanent Separations -- Removal

    (a)    An employee may not be permanently removed except for cause and after an opportunity to be heard.    (b)    An employee who is permanently removed may appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with § 4–401 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.    (c)    An employee may not be permanently removed from the merit system because of religious or political opinions or affiliations.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-124 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-124 - Permanent Separations -- Resignations

    (a)    The Commission, by regulation, shall establish what constitutes a resignation.    (b)    A regulation adopted under subsection (a) of this section is subject to the approval of the Secretary.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-125 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-125 - Whistleblower Protections

    (a)    On or before October 1, 2010, the Commission shall adopt regulations that establish comprehensive Commission employee whistleblower protections.    (b)    The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall:        (1)    be similar to the provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article;        (2)    prohibit a manager or supervisor from taking or refusing to take a personnel action as a reprisal against an employee who:            (i)    discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences:                1.    an abuse of authority, gross mismanagement, or gross waste of money;                2.    a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or                3.    a violation of law; or            (ii)    following a disclosure under item (i) of this item, seeks a remedy provided by regulation or any other law;        (3)    require the Commission to provide the employees of the Commission with written notice of the protections and remedies provided by the regulations;        (4)    set up a procedure by which an employee who seeks relief for a violation of the regulations may file a complaint or a grievance;        (5)    establish a system for investigating complaints and grievances; and        (6)    set forth remedial actions that may be taken by the Commission if a violation of the regulations is found to have occurred.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-126 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 1 - Personnel Management|Section 18-126 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    A person may not impersonate another in an examination held under this subtitle.    (b)    A person may not willfully or corruptly falsify a score or report on an examination held under this subtitle.    (c)    (1)    A person, acting alone or in cooperation with another, may not:            (i)    willfully or corruptly deceive an individual about the right to take an examination held under this subtitle;            (ii)    willfully or corruptly interfere with the right of an individual to take an examination held under this subtitle;            (iii)    falsify, or assist another to falsify, a score, grade, estimate, or report on the examination or standing of an individual examined under this subtitle; or            (iv)    give to an individual any special information in order to improve or harm the individual’s rating for appointment or employment.        (2)    Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection, a person may answer any inquiry from the Secretary.    (d)    A candidate for employment may not deceive the Commission or the Secretary in order to improve the candidate’s chances for appointment.    (e)    (1)    A candidate for appointment to a merit system position may not sign a resignation from that position in advance of the appointment.        (2)    A resignation signed in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection is void and of no effect.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-202 - Employee Organization as Exclusive Representative of Bargaining Unit

    (a)    The Commission shall recognize the right of an employee organization, certified under this subtitle as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit, to represent the employees of the bargaining unit in collective bargaining and in the settlement of grievances.    (b)    An employee organization certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit shall:        (1)    serve as the sole bargaining agent for the unit in collective bargaining; and        (2)    represent all employees in the bargaining unit fairly, without discrimination, and without regard to whether an employee is a member of the employee organization.    (c)    An employee organization meets the requirements of subsection (b)(2) of this section if the employee organization’s actions with respect to employees who are members of the employee organization and employees who are not members of the employee organization are not arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-203 - Labor Relations Administrator

    (a)    After a public hearing, the Commission shall appoint an experienced neutral third party to serve as labor relations administrator for 1 year.    (b)    (1)    After the term for the labor relations administrator appointed under subsection (a) of this section expires, the exclusive representative or representatives and the Commission shall jointly appoint a labor relations administrator from a list of five nominees on whom they have agreed.        (2)    If the exclusive representative or representatives and the Commission are unable to jointly agree on a list of five nominees or are unable to jointly appoint a labor relations administrator from the list, the Commission shall request from the American Arbitration Association a list of 15 candidates located in the State or the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.        (3)    The Commission and the exclusive representative or representatives shall select the labor relations administrator by each of the parties striking one name from the list until the last name remains.        (4)    A random drawing shall determine the order in which the parties shall strike names.        (5)    The labor relations administrator shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.    (c)    After the term for the labor relations administrator appointed under subsection (a) of this section expires and after a public hearing on the appointment, if no exclusive representative has been certified under this subtitle, the Commission shall appoint the next labor relations administrator for a term not exceeding 1 year.    (d)    A labor relations administrator is eligible for reappointment.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-204 - Submission of Constitution and Bylaws to Labor Relations Administrator

    (a)    An employee organization that is certified or that seeks certification as an exclusive representative under this subtitle shall submit to the labor relations administrator:        (1)    a copy of the employee organization’s constitution and bylaws; and        (2)    any subsequent change in the employee organization’s constitution or bylaws.    (b)    The constitution or bylaws shall include:        (1)    a pledge that the employee organization accept members without regard to age, marital status, national origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender;        (2)    the right of members to participate in the affairs of the employee organization;        (3)    procedures for periodic elections for officers by secret ballot;        (4)    fair procedures governing disciplinary actions;        (5)    procedures for the accurate accounting of all income and expenditures;        (6)    a requirement that an independent annual financial report be produced; and        (7)    the right of members to inspect the organization’s accounts.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-206 - Dispute Over Eligibility of Employee in Bargaining Unit

    (a)    If the Commission and an employee organization dispute the eligibility of an employee in a bargaining unit, the dispute shall be submitted to the labor relations administrator.    (b)    The labor relations administrator shall hold one or more evidentiary hearings at which the Commission and interested employee organizations shall have the opportunity to present testimony, documentary and other evidence, and arguments.    (c)    The decision of the labor relations administrator is final.    (d)    The Commission and the employee organization or organizations shall share equally the costs of the hearings.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-207 - Collective Bargaining -- Requirements

    (a)    The Commission and an employee organization certified as the exclusive representative shall meet and engage in collective bargaining in good faith regarding:        (1)    salary and wages, including the percentage of the increase in the salary and wages budget that will be devoted to merit increments and cash awards;        (2)    pension and other retirement benefits for active employees;        (3)    employee benefits such as insurance, leave, holidays, and vacations;        (4)    hours and working conditions;        (5)    provisions for the orderly processing and settlement of grievances concerning the interpretation and implementation of a collective bargaining agreement that may include:            (i)    binding third party arbitration; and            (ii)    provisions for the exclusivity of forum;        (6)    matters affecting the health and safety of employees; and        (7)    the effect on employees of the exercise of the Commission’s rights and responsibilities under § 18–211 of this subtitle.    (b)    This section does not require the Commission or the employee organization to agree to any proposal or to make any concession.    (c)    (1)    (i)    Collective bargaining may not begin later than September 1 before the beginning of a fiscal year for which an agreement has not been reached between the Commission and the certified representative.            (ii)    Collective bargaining shall finish on or before the following February 1.        (2)    During the period set in paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection, the parties shall negotiate in good faith.    (d)    Salaries and wages shall be uniform for all employees in the same classification.    (e)    The Commission and the employee organization shall share equally the costs of binding arbitration.    (f)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, pension and other retirement benefits for active employees may not be subject to binding arbitration.        (2)    Collective bargaining regarding pension and other retirement benefits for active employees may not require the Commission to offer more than one pension plan to its employees.        (3)    If more than one employee organization is certified as an exclusive representative of a bargaining unit, the Commission shall engage in collective bargaining with all exclusive representatives at the same time about the terms of pension and other retirement benefits for active employees.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-209 - Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreement

    (a)    The Commission and an employee organization certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit shall execute a collective bargaining agreement incorporating all matters of agreement on wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.    (b)    If a collective bargaining agreement provides for a grievance procedure, that grievance procedure shall be the sole procedure for employees in the bargaining unit.    (c)    The collective bargaining agreement may include an agency shop or other union security provision.    (d)    The collective bargaining agreement supersedes any conflicting regulation or administrative policy of the Commission.    (e)    A single–year or multiyear collective bargaining agreement shall expire at the close of the appropriate fiscal year.    (f)    A collective bargaining agreement takes effect on the approval by the Commission and the membership of the union representing the bargaining unit.    (g)    This section does not limit an employee’s right to an appeal to the Office of Administrative Hearings under § 18–123(b) of this title.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-210 - Funding of Collective Bargaining Agreements

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall include in its annual proposed operating budget, which it submits to the county executives of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, provisions for the funding of all terms included in all collective bargaining agreements.        (2)    Unless the county councils of Montgomery County and Prince George’s County both approve the Commission’s budget so as to approve the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the Commission and the employee organization, within 5 days after the annual joint county council meeting, shall reopen the negotiated agreement and bargain with respect to the provisions of the agreement not approved by the county councils.    (b)    If a provision in a collective bargaining agreement is not funded by Montgomery County or Prince George’s County or is ruled invalid, the remainder of the agreement remains in effect unless reopened under subsection (a)(2) of this section.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-211 - Impairment of Rights and Responsibilities of Commission Prohibited

    This subtitle and any agreement made under it may not impair the right and responsibility of the Commission to:        (1)    determine the overall budget and mission of the Commission;        (2)    maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations;        (3)    determine the services to be rendered and the operations to be performed;        (4)    determine the location of facilities and the overall organizational structure, methods, processes, means, job classifications, and personnel by which operations are to be conducted;        (5)    direct and supervise employees;        (6)    hire, select, and establish the standards governing promotion of employees and classify positions;        (7)    relieve employees from duties because of lack of work or funds or when the Commission determines continued work would be inefficient or nonproductive;        (8)    take actions to carry out the missions of government in situations of emergency;        (9)    transfer and schedule employees;        (10)    determine the size, grades, and composition of the workforce;        (11)    set the standards of productivity and technology;        (12)    establish employee performance standards and evaluate and assign employees, except that evaluation and assignment procedures may be a subject for collective bargaining;        (13)    make and implement systems for awarding outstanding service increments, extraordinary performance awards, and other merit awards;        (14)    introduce new or improved technology, research, development, and services;        (15)    control and regulate the use of machinery, equipment, and other property and facilities of the Commission, subject to § 18–207(a)(6) of this subtitle;        (16)    maintain internal security standards;        (17)    create, alter, combine, contract out, or abolish any job classification, department, operation, unit, or other division or service;        (18)    suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline employees for cause, subject to the grievance procedure stated in the collective bargaining agreement or as provided by law; and        (19)    issue and enforce rules, policies, and regulations necessary to carry out this section and all other managerial functions that are not inconsistent with federal or State law or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-212 - Prohibited Activities by Commission

    (a)    (1)    The Commission may not:            (i)    interfere with, coerce, or restrain an employee in the exercise of rights under this subtitle;            (ii)    dominate, interfere with, or assist in the formation, administration, or existence of any employee organization or contribute financial assistance or other support to an employee organization;            (iii)    encourage or discourage membership in any employee organization by discriminating against an employee through hiring, tenure, promotion, or other conditions of employment;            (iv)    discharge or discriminate against an employee because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given any information or testimony under this subtitle; or            (v)    refuse to bargain in good faith with an employee organization that is certified as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit over any subject of bargaining or refuse to participate in good faith in binding arbitration or grievance procedures under this subtitle.        (2)    Paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection does not prohibit the Commission from allowing employees to negotiate or to confer with the Commission over labor matters during work hours without the loss of pay or time.    (b)    The Commission may not contract out work that will displace employees in a bargaining unit unless the Commission gives written notice to the certified representative of the bargaining unit at least 90 days before signing the contract or within a different period of time as agreed by the parties.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-213 - Prohibited Activities of Employee Organization

    (a)    An employee organization may not:        (1)    interfere with, coerce, or restrain an employee in the exercise by the employee of any right under this subtitle;        (2)    cause or attempt to cause the Commission to discriminate against an employee in the exercise by the employee of any right under this subtitle;        (3)    coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of an employee organization as punishment or reprisal;        (4)    coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of an employee organization for the purpose of impeding the member’s work performance;        (5)    refuse to negotiate in good faith with the Commission as required under § 18–207 of this subtitle; or        (6)    fail or refuse to cooperate in impasse procedures and impasse decisions as required under § 18–208 of this subtitle.    (b)    Only an eligible employee may file an unfair labor charge against an employee organization for a violation of subsection (a)(3) or (4) of this section.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  18-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division II - Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission|Title 18 - Personnel|Subtitle 2 - Collective Bargaining|Section 18-214 - Rights of Commission Employees

    (a)    Commission employees shall retain the right to:        (1)    form, join, or assist any employee organization;        (2)    bargain collectively through the representative that they have chosen;        (3)    engage in other lawful concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining; and        (4)    refrain from any activity covered under this paragraph.    (b)    An employee may only present a grievance arising under a collective bargaining agreement to the Commission through the employee organization certified as the exclusive representative for the bargaining unit.    (c)    (1)    An employee who is a member of a bargaining unit with an exclusive representative may discuss any matter with the General Manager of the Commission or the General Manager’s designee.        (2)    The Commission may not alter any terms or conditions of employment that are subject to collective bargaining under § 18–207 of this subtitle without following the process for collective bargaining under this subtitle.