Overview
For reference, the following are case types and the acronyms used to represent them:
- unfair labor practice (ULP) cases;
- representation cases specifically concerning representation petition and election (RPE) cases;
- representation cases specifically concerning written majority authorization petition (WMA) cases;
- representation cases specifically concerning unit clarification petition (UCP) cases;
- labor dispute mediation cases specifically concerning non–police/firefighter interest mediation (NPF) cases;
- labor dispute mediation cases specifically concerning police/firefighter interest mediation (PF) cases;
- labor dispute mediation cases specifically concerning grievance mediation (GM) cases; and
- grievance arbitration (ARB) cases.
The table below summarizes the results of the case stage timeline goals that both passed and failed our testing for the following case types.
| Case Type | Case Stage* | Case Stage Timeline Goal | Pass/Fail |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULP | 1. Filing of the Charge to Investigation—Level 1 | 75% within 120 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 2. Filing of the Charge to Investigation—Level 2 | 75% within 150 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 3. Investigation Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Probable Cause Determination—Level 1 | 80% within 40 Days COVID-19 Target—45 days | Fail |
| ULP | 4. Investigation Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Probable Cause Determination—Level 2 | 80% within 50 Days | Fail |
| ULP | 5. Issuance of Complaint to 1st Day of Hearing—Level 1 | 70% within 210 Days | Fail |
| ULP | 6. Issuance of Complaint to 1st Day of Hearing—Level 2 | 70% within 400 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 7. Hearing Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Hearing Officer Decision—Level 1 | 80% within 240 Days COVID-19 Target—365 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 8. Hearing Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Hearing Officer Decision—Level 2 | 80% within 240 Days COVID-19 Target—365 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 9a. Probable Cause Appeal—Full Dismissal—Ripe for Decision to Issuance of [Commonwealth Employment Relations Board] Decision | 75% within 160 Days | Pass |
| ULP | 9b. Probable Cause Appeal—Partial Dismissal | 80% Prior to Prehearing Conference | Pass |
| ULP | 10. Hearing Officer Appeal Ripe for [Commonwealth Employment Relations Board] Decision to Issuance of [Commonwealth Employment Relations Board] Decision | 75% within 240 Days | Pass |
| RPE | 1. Filing of the Petition to the Election Being Held | 80% within 120 Days | Fail |
| RPE | 2. Filing of the Petition to Consent Election Agreement | 70% within 60 Days | Fail |
| RPE | 3. Consent Election Agreement to Election | 80% within 60 Days | Fail |
| RPE | 4. Election Held [for Issuance of Certified Results] | 80% within 10 Days | Pass |
| RPE | 5. Briefs Filed to Hearing Officer—Draft Decision | 60% within 60 Days | Fail |
| WMA | 1. Filing of the Petition to Investigator Assigned | 80% within 8 Days | Pass |
| WMA | 2. Investigator Assigned to Certification | 80% within 30 Days | Fail |
| UCP | 1. Case Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Decision | 60% within 120 Days | Pass |
| NPF | 1. Filing of the Petition to the First Mediation Session | 60% within 60 Days | Pass |
| PF | 1. Filing of the Petition to the First Mediation Session | 60% within 60 Days | Fail |
| GM | 1. Filing of the Petition to the First Mediation Session | 60% within 60 Days | Pass |
| ARB | 1. Arbitration Ripe for Decision to Issuance of Decision | 75% within 150 Days COVID-19 Target—275 Days | Pass |
* While DLR calls these case type descriptions, we have labeled them case stages to differentiate between these and the case types as defined in “Types of Cases Processed” in the Overview section of this report.
| Date published: | October 30, 2024 |
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