Nev. Admin. Code § 284.692 - Agreement for extension of time to file grievance or complaint or take required action

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the time limit for filing a grievance and for taking any other action required by either party at any step in the grievance procedure may be extended by the mutual agreement of the employee who may file the grievance and the appointing authority or his or her designated representative. An agreement to an extension of time entered into pursuant to this subsection must be made in writing and authorized by both the employee and the appointing authority or his or her designated representative.

2. The time limit for filing a complaint and for taking any other action required by either party in the complaint procedure may be extended by the mutual agreement of the employee who may file the complaint and the appointing authority or his or her designated representative. An agreement to an extension of time entered into pursuant to this subsection must be made in writing and authorized by both the employee and the appointing authority or his or her designated representative.

3. An appointing authority or his or her designated representative may unilaterally extend the time limit for filing a grievance or taking any other action at any step in the grievance procedure if the appointing authority or his or her designated representative reasonably believes that circumstances prevented a good faith attempt to resolve the grievance at any step in the grievance procedure and those circumstances are documented. Such documented circumstances may include, without limitation, that:

(a) The employee is on a leave of absence;

(b) The employee is otherwise absent from work because of:

(1) A physical, mental or emotional disorder;

(2) A short-term or long-term disability event; or

(3) An extended hospital stay or a stay in or treatment from a long-term care facility or another facility, including, without limitation, treatment received through an employee assistance program; or

(c) There is an investigation pending of a report or complaint of alleged unlawful discrimination by an entity set forth in paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 284.696.

4. If a grievance is submitted to the Committee, the Committee may review any extension of time provided pursuant to subsection 3.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the provisions of this section do not apply to a grievance that has been submitted to the Committee.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 284.692

Added to NAC by Personnel Comm'n by R023-05, eff. 10-31-2005; A by R033-17, 10-31-2017; A by R098-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018

NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.384