§ 16-210.1. Mediation-arbitration during the term of a collective bargaining agreement
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLand UseEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Land Use, § 16-210.1
§ 16-210.1. Mediation-arbitration during the term of a collective bargaining agreement
(a) During the term of a collective bargaining agreement:
(b)(1) If the services of a mediator-arbitrator have been requested, the parties jointly shall appoint a mediator-arbitrator.
(c) If the mediator-arbitrator finds in the mediator-arbitrator's sole discretion that the parties are at a bona fide impasse, the mediator-arbitrator shall direct each party to submit a separate memorandum of each party's last final offer on items with regard to which the parties are in dispute.
(d)(1) Within 10 days after the submission of the memoranda under subsection (c) of this section, the mediator-arbitrator shall hold a closed hearing on the parties' offers at a time, date, and place selected by the mediator-arbitrator.
(e)(1) Within 5 days after the hearing required under subsection (d)(1) of this section, the mediator-arbitrator shall issue a report selecting the final offer that the mediator-arbitrator determines to be more reasonable when viewed as a whole.
(f)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the offer selected by the mediator-arbitrator, as integrated with the governing collective bargaining agreement at the time of the dispute, shall be the final agreement between the Commission and the exclusive representative without ratification by the parties.
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Added by Acts 2023, c. 605, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Land Use, § 16-210.1, MD LAND USE § 16-210.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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