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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-41 - Briefs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) After the presentation of evidence, each
				party shall be permitted to file a brief.
(b) The panel may require the parties to
				submit briefs on the issue or issues of the dispute and may require a brief on
				a particular point or question.
(c)
				The briefing schedules agreed upon by the parties and the arbitrator or
				arbitrators shall be strictly adhered to and the parties shall submit their
				briefs directly to the panel and to the opposing party with a copy to the board
				in accordance with such schedule. Parties wishing to reserve their right to a
				reply brief shall do so at the hearing. Any request for extension of the
				briefing schedule shall be made only to the board. The board shall forward all
				such requests to the panel. The panel may grant a request for extension only
				where sufficient cause is shown by the requesting party or parties. For
				purposes of this subsection sufficient cause means an occurrence which could
				not have been known or anticipated by a reasonable person at the time the
				briefing schedule was agreed to and which the requesting party or parties
				argues created the need for delay. An extension may be considered by the panel
				only where the request has been received by the board at least one week prior
				to the due date, unless sufficient cause has been shown for making the request
				later. Late briefs shall be returned to the filing party.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-42 - Closing of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The panel
				members shall inquire of both parties whether they have any further evidence to
				offer or witnesses to be heard. Upon receiving negative replies, the chairman
				of the panel shall declare the hearings closed.
(b) If briefs or other documents are to be
				filed, the hearings shall be declared closed as of the final date set by the
				panel members for the filing of said summary briefs or documents with the
				board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-43 - Reopening of hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to the rendering of an award, a party may move to
				  reopen a hearing for good cause shown such as the emergence of new evidence,
				  but a hearing shall be reopened contingent solely upon the discretion of the
				  panel chairman.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-44 - Award

Current through July 10, 2024
The award for termination cases shall be rendered by the
				  panel members not more than forty-five (45) days from the date of the final
				  executive panel session held to decide the case, or, where heard by a single
				  arbitrator not more than forty-five (45) days from the date of the last hearing
				  or the briefing date, whichever is later. The award for all cases other than
				  terminations shall be rendered by the panel members within seventy-five (75)
				  days from the date of the final executive panel session held to decide the case
				  or, where heard by a single arbitrator, not more than seventy-five (75) days
				  from the date of the last hearing or the briefing date, whichever is
				  later.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-45 - Executive panel sessions; form of award

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				executive panel session is the session held to decide the case after the last
				hearing or the briefing date, whichever is later. The panel shall schedule an
				agreed upon date for an executive panel session which shall be held not more
				than thirty days after the last hearing or the briefing date, whichever is
				later.
(b) Oral awards may be
				rendered upon mutual request of the parties. Whether or not an oral award has
				been rendered, an award shall be reduced to writing and signed by the members
				of the panel.
(c) Decisions shall
				be made by majority vote of the panel members. A panel member may express his
				disapproval of the majority decision by adding the word "dissenting" after his
				signature on the award or said panel member may also prepare a dissenting
				opinion which shall be sent to the board's office and will be made part of the
				award proper.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-49 - Communication with panel members

Current through July 10, 2024
There shall be no communication concerning the pending case
				  between the parties and the panel members after the chairman of the panel has
				  declared the arbitration hearing or hearings closed. Any other oral or written
				  communication, other than the briefs and reply briefs, from the parties to the
				  panel members shall be directed to the director of the board for transmittal to
				  the respective panel members. It shall be the duty of the board to notify a
				  party of any communication of the other party.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Grievance Arbitration › Section 31-91-51 - Request for expedited arbitration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon mutual
				request by both parties to a dispute, the board will process the dispute
				according to the following expedited arbitration procedure.
(1) There shall be no stenographic
				record;
(2) There shall be no
				briefs;
(3) There shall be no
				written opinion accompanying the award;
(4) A single arbitrator may hear the case at
				the option of the parties;
(5) All
				other requirements of the board's regulations concerning arbitration, which are
				not in conflict with this section, shall apply;
(6) Arbitrability may not be claimed;
				and
(7) Only one day of hearings
				shall be allowed for each case.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Mediation › Section 31-91-52 - Purpose and scope of mediation services

Current through July 10, 2024
Mediation is the use of third party neutrals to assist two
				  contending parties to reach agreement on matters in dispute. The mediation
				  services of the board are available to State employers and employee
				  organizations for purposes of settlement of grievances or mediation of impasses
				  in contract negotiations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Mediation › Section 31-91-53 - Appointment and powers of mediators

Current through July 10, 2024
The full time mediators appointed by the Labor Commissioner,
				  with the advice and approval of the board, shall be available to investigate
				  and adjust labor disputes between State employers and employee organizations.
				  Each mediator shall have all the powers of the board to enter establishments,
				  to examine payrolls or other records, to issue subpoenas and to administer
				  oaths.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Mediation › Section 31-91-54 - Goals and duties of mediators

Current through July 10, 2024
Every labor dispute is unique, therefore, no techniques or
				  procedures can be established to govern the conduct of mediators in every
				  dispute. However, to assure the parties the greatest degree of equity and
				  professional conduct by mediators, the board and its mediators will adhere to
				  the "Code of Professional Conduct for Labor Mediators" which has been adopted
				  by the federal mediation and conciliation service and the association of labor
				  relations agencies. In the performance of mediation services, mediators shall
				  be responsible to the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Mediation › Section 31-91-55 - Function of the board in strikes and lockouts

Current through July 10, 2024
In cases where the board has knowledge of a potential or
				  actual strike or lockout, the chairman of the board or a panel of said board
				  shall establish communications with both parties to the controversy and
				  endeavor by the process of mediation to secure a settlement of such strike or
				  lockout.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Mediation › Section 31-91-56 - Testimony by mediators

Current through July 10, 2024
To maintain the effectiveness of mediation the parties must
				  be assured that their discussions with mediators shall not be disclosed.
				  Mediators shall not testify, even if subpoenaed, concerning information
				  disclosed during the mediation process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 91 - Rules of Procedure › Rules of Procedure for Municipal Mediation Fact Finding, and Binding Interest Arbitration › Section 31-91-64 - Notice of contract expiration; form; contents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				board shall provide municipal employers with a notice form, which shall be
				completed by the municipal employer and returned to the board within thirty
				days after the approval of each municipal collective bargaining
				agreement.
(b) The information
				provided by the municipal employer on the notice form shall include, but shall
				not be limited to, the following:
(1) The name
				and address of the municipality and the name of the official who will represent
				the municipality in impasse resolution procedures.
(2) The name and address of the employee
				organization and the name of the official who will represent the employee
				organization in impasse resolution procedures.
(3) The approval date and expiration date of
				the contract.
(4) The number of
				employees covered by the contract.
(5) The subject matter and sections of the
				contract which may be subject to a reopener clause.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-1 - Creation and authority

Current through July 10, 2024
The Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations was
				  established in 1945 by section
				  31-102
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes and administers various labor relations
				  statutes including the Connecticut State Labor Relations Act, sections
				  31-101 to
				  31-111,
				  inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.
The three board members are appointed by the Governor with
				  the advice and consent of the General Assembly. Alternate board members shall
				  be appointed pursuant to section
				  31-102(b)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes and shall serve in place of an absent
				  member of the board when so directed by the board and while so serving shall
				  have all of the powers of members of the board. Pursuant to section
				  31-103
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, the board appoints an agent and a general
				  counsel for four year terms of office, and may appoint such assistant agents
				  and other employees as are needed to carry out the work of the board without
				  undue delay.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-2 - Functions

Current through July 10, 2024
It is the function of the quasi-judicial board to enforce the
				  collective bargaining statutes by deciding prohibited practice and
				  representation cases. The board also promulgates regulations and exercises
				  other powers necessary to the administration of the collective bargaining
				  statutes under its jurisdiction.
The agent and assistant agents hold informal investigation
				  and mediation conferences with parties to a complaint or petition in an effort
				  to resolve the labor relations dispute before a board hearing. If settlement is
				  not possible the agent may recommend dismissal of a complaint or assign the
				  matter for a hearing before the board. The agent and assistant agents conduct
				  secret ballot elections to determine the desire of employees for collective
				  bargaining representation.
The general counsel is the legal advisor to the board and
				  staff and represents the board in court appeals, enforcement proceedings and
				  other judicial and administrative proceedings to which the board is a party or
				  is interested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-4 - Public information

Current through July 10, 2024
The public may inspect the regulations, decisions and public
				  records of the board at its office in Wethersfield. There is no prescribed
				  requests for information. Written requests should be submitted to the board at
				  its above stated official address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-5 - Signature of documents

Current through July 10, 2024
The duly authorized and official documents of the board of
				  every description, and without exception, including but not limited to the
				  board decisions, orders, notices, subpoenas, and communications shall be signed
				  in behalf of the board by any board member, the agent, the general counsel, or
				  any staff member empowered to sign in the board's behalf. Such a signature
				  shall be presumed to be duly authorized by the board unless and until the
				  contrary is demonstrated in any board proceeding or hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-6 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The term "Act" as used herein means the Connecticut State
				  Labor Relations Act, sections
				  31-101 to
				  31-111b,
				  inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the term "Board" means the
				  Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations. The term "Filing" as used herein
				  means the delivery of required documents(s) to the board's office address and
				  any other means of delivery prescribed by the board. In proceedings under
				  section
				  31-106
				  of the act, for election of representatives, the term Petitioner means the
				  party filing a petition for such election and the term "Substantial number of
				  employees" means, under ordinary circumstances, thirty per cent (30%)of the
				  membership of the claimed unit. In proceedings under section
				  31-105 of
				  the act, the party charging an unfair labor practice shall be called the
				  Complainant; and the party alleged to have committed such unfair labor practice
				  shall be called the Respondent. The terms defined in section
				  31-101 of
				  the act have the same meanings in these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article I - Description of Organization and Definitions › Section 31-101-7 - Time limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever the time limited in these regulations for any act is
				  seven (7) days or more, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and other days when the
				  board's offices are closed to the public shall be included in making the
				  computation. Whenever the time so limited is less than seven (7) days, such
				  days shall be excluded in making the computation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-8 - Petition; filing

Current through July 10, 2024
A petition for an election pursuant to section
				  31-106
				  of the act may be filed with the board by an employee or the employee's
				  representative, or, in special circumstances under section
				  31-101-10
				  of these regulations, by an employer or the employer's representative. The
				  petition shall be in writing. The original shall be signed and sworn to before
				  any person authorized to administer an oath. The original petition shall be
				  filed with the board. The petition shall include a certification also signed
				  and sworn to before any person authorized to administer an oath, stating that a
				  copy of the petition has been served upon the employer and any union claiming
				  to represent the employees, by registered or certified mail or in person. If an
				  employer files a petition it shall be served on all unions claiming to
				  represent the employees. Petition forms will be supplied by the board upon
				  request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-9 - Petition of employee or labor organization

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A petition,
				when filed by an employee, the employee's representative or a labor
				organization, shall contain the information required by the form supplied by
				the board, including the following:
(1) The
				name and address of the petitioner;
(2) the name and address of the employer or
				employers concerned and the general nature of the business;
(3) such information as the petitioner can
				secure concerning the approximate percentage of business or sales outside the
				state of Connecticut, and other facts concerning interstate commerce, if
				any;
(4) the approximate total
				number of employees;
(5) the types,
				classifications or groups of employees in the bargaining unit or units claimed
				to be appropriate, the number of employees therein, the names and addresses of
				any other individuals or labor organizations who claim to be the
				representatives of any of the employees in the alleged bargaining unit or units
				and a brief description of any contract covering any employees in such unit or
				units;
(6) an allegation that a
				question or controversy exists concerning representation;
(7) a request that the board certify the name
				or names of the representatives who have been designated or selected for the
				purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the employees in the unit
				or units appropriate for such purposes; and
(8) an allegation that a substantial number
				of employees, as defined in section
				31-101-6
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, (A) wish to be represented
				for collective bargaining by an employee organization as exclusive
				representative or (B) assert that the employee organization currently certified
				or recognized as the bargaining representative is no longer the representative
				of a majority of employees in the unit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-10 - Employer's petition; contents

Current through July 10, 2024
Such petition, when filed by an employer or his
				  representative, shall contain the information required by the form supplied by
				  the board, including the following:
(a) the name and address of the petitioning
				employer;
(b) the general nature of
				the business and the approximate total number of employees;
(c) the approximate percentage of business or
				sales outside the state of Connecticut, and other facts concerning interstate
				commerce, if any;
(d) the types,
				classifications or groups of employees in the bargaining unit or units claimed
				to be appropriate, and the number of employees employed in such bargaining unit
				or units;
(e) the names and
				addresses of any individuals or labor organizations who claim to represent any
				of the employees in the alleged bargaining unit or units, and a brief
				description of any contract covering any employees in such unit or
				units;
(f) an allegation that a
				question or controversy exists concerning representation of employees between
				two or more labor organizations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-11 - Petition; amendment or withdrawal

Current through July 10, 2024
The board at any time may, before the first ballot is cast in
				  an election, permit the amendment or withdrawal of the petition in whole or in
				  part upon such conditions as the board may deem proper.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-13 - Hearing; notice; ascertainment of desires of employees

Current through July 10, 2024
When a hearing has been ordered, the board shall hold such
				  hearing upon reasonable notice and may either dismiss the petition or direct an
				  election or elections, or use other suitable methods to ascertain the wishes of
				  employees. When a hearing has been directed, the board or its agent shall
				  prepare and cause to be served upon the parties a notice of hearing before the
				  board, at a time and place fixed therein. Hearings relative to petitions for
				  representation elections shall have precedence over all other cases. A copy of
				  the petition shall be served with the notice of hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-14 - Elections; terms and conditions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the board or
				the agent determines that an election shall be held, it shall order that such
				election or elections shall be conducted by the agent, an assistant agent, or
				by such other person as may be designated by the board or the agent.
(b) All elections shall be held at such times
				and places and upon such terms and conditions as the board or the agent may
				specify. All elections ordered by the board or the agent shall be by secret
				ballot.
(c) The employees eligible
				to vote shall be those on the payroll on the date of filing of the petition, or
				such other date as the board or the agent may order upon the showing of
				extraordinary circumstances or by consent of the parties, and who remain on the
				payroll on the date of the election.
(d) At least seven (7) days prior to the
				election the employer shall furnish to each labor organization which is a party
				to the proceeding, a list of the names and addresses of the employees in the
				appropriate unit who were on the payroll on the date of the filing of the
				petition, or such other date as the board or the agent may order upon the
				showing of extraordinary circumstances or by consent of the parties, and who
				are on the payroll at the time of the submission of the list.
(e) Unless mutually agreed otherwise, at
				least three (3) business days prior to the election, the employer shall post,
				in conspicuous places where the employees eligible to vote customarily
				assemble, copies of the notice of election as provided by the board. Nothing
				herein shall be deemed to prevent an employer from posting such election
				notices earlier.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-14a - Interference

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) During the course of a representation
				campaign, the following conduct may interfere with the rights of employees and
				may result in the setting aside of the election. Examples of such conduct
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Threatening loss of jobs or other
				disadvantages by employer or union.
(2) Misstating important facts by a union or
				an employer where the other party does not have a fair chance to
				reply.
(3) Promising or granting
				promotions, pay raises, or other benefits to influence an employee's vote by a
				party capable of carrying out such promises.
(4) An employer firing employees to
				discourage or encourage union activity or a union causing them to be fired to
				encourage union activity.
(5)
				Threatening physical force or violence to employees by a union or an employer
				to influence their votes.
(6)
				Failing to provide information in accordance with section
				31-101-14(d)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(7) Failing to post notices of election in
				accordance with section
				31-101-14(e)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-15 - Challenged ballots

Current through July 10, 2024
At any election, whether ordered by the board or held by
				  consent of the parties, if the right of an employee to vote is challenged by
				  the board, the agent or any party to the proceeding, the employee shall be
				  permitted to vote, but the employee's ballot shall be sealed by him in a
				  separate envelope provided for such purpose and the employee shall then deliver
				  the envelope to the agent or person duly designated by the board or the agent
				  to conduct the election, who shall deliver the challenged ballot to the board
				  for determination, provided, if the challenged ballots are insufficient in
				  number to affect the result of the election, no determination with respect to
				  them shall be made.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-16 - Procedure following elections; challenges and objections

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon the conclusion of any election or
				elections, whether ordered or by consent, the board or its agent or a person
				duly designated by the board to conduct the election shall prepare a report as
				to the result of the election or elections and, in cases where the right of an
				employee to vote has been challenged and the challenged ballots are sufficient
				in number to affect the result of the election, the report shall contain a
				plain statement of the grounds for the challenge. The agent shall cause this
				report to be served upon the parties.
(b) Not later than five (5) days after the
				conclusion of the election, any party who intends to make an objection to the
				conduct of the election shall serve upon all other parties, with proof of
				service, and file with the board an original and four (4) copies of objections
				to the election or elections or to the report thereon. The objections shall
				contain a plain statement of the grounds of objection. The board may, either
				with or without a hearing, make its determination with respect to the
				objections or to any challenged ballots. Any defect in making objections
				warrants their dismissal by the board but shall not deprive the board of
				jurisdiction to entertain the objections in spite of such defect wherever the
				board deems that justice so requires.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-17 - Certification of representatives

Current through July 10, 2024
The board, after ascertaining the wishes of the employees,
				  shall certify to the parties the name or names of the representatives or make
				  other disposition of the matter. The board shall not issue a certification
				  unless the wishes of the employees have been ascertained by secret ballot
				  election.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article II - Procedures Under Section 31-106 of the Act-Election of Representatives › Section 31-101-18 - Certification; duration

Current through July 10, 2024
Except in extraordinary circumstances, the board will not act
				  favorably upon a petition for an election within one year after the
				  certification of a representative by the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-19 - Charge

Current through July 10, 2024
A charge that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any
				  unfair labor practice may be made by any person, his representative, or labor
				  organization.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-20 - Charge; form and filing

Current through July 10, 2024
A charge shall be in writing. The original shall be signed
				  and sworn to before any person authorized to administer an oath. The original
				  and four (4) copies of the charge shall be filed with the board. The charge
				  shall include a certification also signed and sworn to before any person
				  authorized to administer an oath stating that a copy of the charge has been
				  served upon the respondent by registered or certified mail or in person. Blank
				  forms for making the charge will be supplied by the board upon
				  request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-21 - Contents of charge

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) the full name
				and address of the person or labor organization making the charge;
(b) the full name and address of the employer
				or employers against whom the charge is made;
(c) upon information and belief, the general
				nature of the employer's business and the approximate total number of its
				employees;
(d) such information as
				the person making the charge can secure concerning the approximate percentage
				of business or sales outside the state of Connecticut, and other facts
				concerning interstate commerce, if any;
(e) an enumeration of the subdivision or
				subdivisions of section
				31-105
				claimed to have been violated by the employer or employers with a clear and
				concise description of the acts which are claimed to constitute unfair labor
				practices, including, where known, the appropriate dates and places of such
				acts and names of respondent's agents or other representatives by whom
				committed; or if, in any such case, the required specification is impossible,
				the reason why it is impossible. Other facts shall be stated which are
				sufficient to describe the nature of the conduct complained of.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-22 - Withdrawal of charge

Current through July 10, 2024
A charge, or any part thereof, may be withdrawn only with the
				  consent of the board and upon such conditions as the board may deem
				  proper.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-23 - Amendment of charge; not part of complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
A charge, or any part thereof, may be amended at any time
				  before the issuance of the final decision and order of the board. A charge
				  shall not be part of the complaint provided for in section
				  31-101-27
				  hereof.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-24 - Investigation of charges

Current through July 10, 2024
All charges filed with the board shall be diligently
				  investigated by the agent. He shall confer and may hold informal conferences
				  with the interested parties and ascertain the facts. He shall encourage the
				  parties to make voluntary adjustments and compliances with the spirit and
				  policy of the act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-25 - Report to board in cases where no complaint is to issue

Current through July 10, 2024
If, after investigation of the charges filed, the agent
				  considers that there has been no violation of the act, he shall report in
				  writing to the board, stating fully his reasons and
				  recommendations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-26 - Notice of reasons for failing to issue complaint; review

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon filing such report the agent shall serve a copy of his
				  reasons for failing to issue a complaint on the party filing the charge and on
				  the party against whom the charge is filed. Any aggrieved party may obtain a
				  review of the agent's action by filing a request therefor with the board within
				  fourteen (14) days from the service of the agent's reasons for failing to issue
				  a complaint and shall serve a copy thereof upon the other interested party or
				  parties at the same time. Such request shall contain a complete statement
				  setting forth the facts and reasons upon which the request for review is
				  based.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-27 - Complaint and notice of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
After the agent has investigated a charge referred to him by
				  the board or any other violation of the act which has come to his attention,
				  and if he finds reasonable ground for any charge or considers that there is or
				  has been a violation of the act, he shall issue and serve upon the person
				  complained of a complaint stating the charges and containing a notice of
				  hearing before the board at the time and place therein fixed, to be held not
				  less than seven (7) days after the service of such complaint. Notice of the
				  hearing together with a copy of the complaint shall be given to the person, his
				  representative or labor organization filing the charge.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-28 - Acceleration of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
The parties to the proceedings may consent by written
				  stipulation to a hearing within less than seven (7) days after the service of
				  the complaint.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-29 - Amendment to complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
Any such complaint may be amended by the agent at any time
				  before final decision or order, or by the party filing the charge during the
				  course of a hearing, with the permission of the board, upon such terms and
				  conditions as it deems just.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-30 - Withdrawal of complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
Any such complaint may be withdrawn by the board on its own
				  motion or on the motion of the agent at any time before final decision or order
				  upon notice to all parties.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-31 - Service and filing of answer

Current through July 10, 2024
The respondent against whom the complaint is issued shall
				  have the right to file an answer thereto within five (5) days from the service
				  of the complaint. Such answer shall be in writing, the original being signed by
				  the respondent or his, or its, attorney. The respondent or his, or its,
				  attorney shall file the answer and four (4) copies with the board and serve
				  copies of the answer on each party to the proceeding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-32 - Denial

Current through July 10, 2024
The respondent shall admit or deny each of the allegations
				  contained in the complaint unless the respondent is without knowledge or
				  information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of an averment, in
				  which case the respondent shall so state, such statement operating as a denial.
				  The answer may contain a plain statement of any explanation or new matter which
				  constitutes the grounds of defense.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-33 - Defense and new matter

Current through July 10, 2024
Any allegation of new matter contained in the answer is to be
				  deemed denied or avoided without the necessity of a reply.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-34 - Extension of time to answer; amendment

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon the board's own motion or upon application of the
				  respondent, the board may extend the time within which the answer may be filed.
				  The answer may be amended at any time with the permission of the board, upon
				  such terms and conditions as it deems just.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-35 - Amendment of answer following amendment of complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
In any case where a complaint has been amended, the
				  respondent shall have an opportunity to amend his answer within such period as
				  may be fixed by the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-36 - Failure to file answer

Current through July 10, 2024
Notwithstanding any failure of the respondent to file an
				  answer within the time provided in section
				  31-101-31
				  hereof, the board may proceed to hold a hearing at the time and place specified
				  in the notice of the hearing, and may make its findings of fact and enter its
				  order upon the testimony so taken. In any case where a respondent fails to
				  answer and appear at the hearing the board may take the allegations in the
				  complaint as admitted and may issue an appropriate order.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article III - Procedure Under Sections 31-105 and 31-107 of the Act-Unfair Labor Practices › Section 31-101-38 - Compliance proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) After a board
				order has been issued or after enforcement of such order by the Superior Court,
				if informal efforts to dispose of the matter prove unsuccessful, the agent is
				then authorized in the agent's discretion to issue a specification in the name
				of the board and a notice of hearing before the board, both of which shall be
				sent by registered or certified mail to the parties involved. The specification
				sets forth the relief owed, including but not limited to the computations
				showing the amount of back pay or other monetary relief due and any other
				pertinent information. Each party shall file an answer within fifteen (15) days
				of the receipt of the specification setting forth a particularized response
				including, when appropriate, alternative computation showing the amount of back
				pay or other monetary relief due and any other pertinent information.
(b) In the alternative, and in his
				discretion, the agent under the circumstances specified above, may issue and
				send to the parties a notice of hearing only without a specification. Such
				notice shall contain in addition to the time and place of hearing before the
				board, a brief statement of the matters in controversy.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article IV - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 31-101-39 - Declaratory ruling; form of petition

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever there is a substantial and immediate threat to
				  rights protected by the Connecticut State Labor Relations Act a person or
				  organization may request a declaratory ruling by the board with respect to the
				  applicability to such person or organization of any statute, regulation, or
				  order enforced, administered or promulgated by the board in the following
				  form:
(a) A petition stating the
				factual background of the issue must be in writing and sent to the board by
				mail or delivered in person during normal business hours.
(b) The petition shall be signed by a person
				or representative of an organization in whose behalf the inquiry is made and
				shall state the address of such person or organization and the name and address
				of the petitioner's attorney, if applicable.
(c) A petitioner shall send a copy of the
				petition by registered or certified mail to any person or organization that may
				be immediately affected by the petition. The petition shall state the persons
				or organizations so notified. If the petitioner is in doubt as to who should be
				notified it may apply to the board for an order of notice.
(d) The petition shall state clearly and
				concisely the substance and nature of the request. It shall identify the
				statute, regulation or order concerning which the request is made and shall
				identify the particular aspect thereof to which the question of applicability
				is directed.
(e) The petition shall
				state the position of the petitioner with respect to the question of
				applicability.
(f) The petition or
				brief attached thereto may include an argument in support of the position of
				the petitioner with such legal citation as may be appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article IV - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 31-101-40 - Declaratory ruling; procedure after filing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The board
				may give notice to any other person or organization that such a declaratory
				ruling has been requested and may receive and consider facts, arguments, and
				opinions from persons other than the petitioner.
(b) If the board deems a hearing necessary or
				helpful in determining any issue concerning the request for declaratory ruling,
				the board shall schedule such hearing and give such notice thereof as shall be
				appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article IV - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 31-101-41 - Scope of bargaining determination

Current through July 10, 2024
Any employee organization, employer, or arbitrator may
				  request the board to determine the scope of collective bargaining if
(1) during the course of collective
				negotiations one party seeks to negotiate with respect to a matter or matters
				which the other party contends is not a mandatory subject for collective
				negotiations or
(2) a party alleges
				that an illegal subject of bargaining is improperly submitted to a grievance
				arbitrator. A request for such a determination shall be submitted to the board
				in the same form as a request for a declaratory ruling and shall be subject to
				the same procedure. If such a request has the effect of delaying negotiations
				or arbitration, the board shall make every effort to expedite the
				proceeding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article IV - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 31-101-42 - Petitions concerning adoption of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any
				person or organization may at any time petition the board to promulgate, amend
				or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely
				the text of the proposed regulation, amendment, or repeal. Such petition shall
				also state the facts and arguments that favor the action it proposes by
				including such data, facts and arguments in the petition or in a brief annexed
				thereto. The petition shall be signed by the petitioner and shall furnish the
				address of the petitioner and the name of petitioner's attorney, if
				applicable.
(b) Within thirty (30)
				days following receipt of the petition, the board shall determine whether to
				deny the petition, or to initiate regulation making proceedings in accordance
				with the petition. If the petition is denied, the petitioner shall be notified
				in writing of the reasons for said denial.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article IV - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 31-101-44 - Pre-trial hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to any scheduled hearing the board or agent may order
				  the parties to meet with a board member, agent or other staff member for the
				  purpose of obtaining stipulations of fact, joint exhibits, disclosure of
				  evidence and identification of witnesses and issues to be raised at the formal
				  hearing. Failure to disclose evidence, witnesses or issues at the pre-trial
				  hearing may result in the board's denying the introduction of such evidence,
				  testimony or issues at the formal hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 101 - Connecticut State Labor Relations Act › Article V - General Provisions Relating to Parties and Procedure Applicable to All Proceedings › Section 31-101-45 - Quorum of board

Current through July 10, 2024
A vacancy in the board, or the absence or disqualification of
				  a member of the board, shall not impair the right of the remaining members to
				  exercise all of the powers of the board, and two members of the board shall at
				  all times constitute a quorum.