PETITION FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF GRIEVANCE

Subpart 1. Filing and serving petition. A. As provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.25 , an employee may petition the commissioner in writing for independent review of a grievance when another procedure does not exist to hear the grievance. B. The petitioner must file the petition with the commissioner and serve on all parties a copy of the petition when it is filed. Subp. 2. Petition contents. The petition must: A. include the petitioner's name, address, email address, and telephone number; B. include the names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of the other parties; and C. state: (1) the terms and conditions of employment claimed to be violated; (2) how the terms and conditions of employment claimed to be violated are established by law, contract, or policy; (3) the law, contract provision, or policy claimed to be violated; (4) the conduct that is claimed to violate the law, contract, or policy; (5) the relief requested; and (6) why independent review of the grievance is unavailable under any other procedure.