They required that grievance committees, when
dismissing arbitration requests, explain the basis for dismissals and enable complainants to initiate meaningful appeals.
The Hearing Panel can also
dismiss the arbitration request if the Hearing Panel concludes the matter is not arbitrable.
Not exact matches
The Professional Standards Administrator will refer the ethics complaint and / or
arbitration request to the Grievance Committee for preliminary review to determine whether an ethics hearing and / or an
arbitration hearing should be held or, conversely, whether the ethics complaint should be
dismissed as insufficient on its face or the
arbitration request is inappropriately filed.
Appeals of
arbitration requests dismissed by the Grievance Committee and alleged misclassification of an issue as being subject to either voluntary or mandatory
arbitration shall be considered by the Board of Directors of the Board whose Grievance Committee's decision is being challenged pursuant to the existing procedures of that Board.
The materials presented to the Hearing Panel when the Hearing Panel made its decision to
dismiss together with any party's written rationale challenging the panel's reasons for dismissal and the dismissal itself will be presented to the appeal panel comprised of a minimum of five (5) members (who did not previously sit in review of the
arbitration request) from the parties» Boards to be appointed by the Boards» Presidents.
The party appealing the dismissal may, however, explain in writing why they disagree with the Grievance Committee's conclusion that the
request for
arbitration should be
dismissed.