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Delivering information when you need it most. November 1998 |
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Checkoff List For Grievance File
Do Not assume that this checklist, or any other, has every item you need for every grievance file. Fact circumstances dictate what you need in a grievance file and grievances, even on similar or same issues, can vary greatly in fact circumstances.
2. PS Form 3971, Request for or Notification of Absence
3. Records/copies of prior attendance related discipline
4. Settlement agreements or arbitration awards on any discipline relied on to support this action.
5. Form 50 or other preference eligible documentation if removal.
6. FMLA regulations, if applicable
7. OWCP Forms, if applicable
8. Medical Certification, if applicable
9. EAP statement if applicable, any documentation relative to substance abuse as a defense.
10. Grievant, witness and supervisor statements as appropriate
11. Clock rings if applicable, showing BT, ET, leave and return to office times
12. Overtime records if absence caused use of overtime
13. Applicable Local Memorandum provisions
14. Relevant provisions from the National Agreement - Articles 10, 15, 16, 19, Memorandum of Understanding, etc.
15. Posted schedule, if applicable
16. Clock rings
17. Any policy statements that may have been issued/posted
18. Investigative memorandum if applicable (Unusual in a straight attendance case.)
19. Amy relevant handbook or manual citations, such as the ELM, Chapter 5
20. Weather reports or newspaper article if weather or accidents alleged to have caused AWOL/tardy/absence. Do Not assume that this checklist, or any other, has every item you need for every grievance file. Fact circumstances dictate what you need in a grievance file and grievances, even on similar or same issues, can vary greatly in fact circumstances. |
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