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Ô.ó ó€€The€complaint€must€contain,€insofar€as€is€known,€theÐ Ï%|! Ðinformation€specified€in€this€rule.€€This€information€may€be€furnished€on€a€form€providedÐ ¿&l" Ðby€the€Board.€€The€complainant€is€required€to€file€the€original€and€one€copy€of€theÐ «'X # Ðcomplaint.€€The€complainant€will€be€required€to€supply€an€additional€3€copies€of€theÐ —(D!$ Ðcomplaint€and€the€collective€bargaining€agreement€after€the€Ô_ÔprehearingÔ_Ô€conference.€€TheÐ ƒ)0"% Ðrequired€information€is:Ðo*#&(#(# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô1.€€à0` (#(#àName€of€ComplainantÔ Ý Ì Ô.€€ó óThe€full€name,€address,€and€affiliation,€if€any,€of€theÐ G,ô$( Ðcomplaining€party,€and€the€title€of€any€representative€filing€a€complaint.Ð7-ä%)` (#` (# Їà0  àò òÔ  Ô2.€€à0` (#(#àName€of€RespondentÔ Ý âÔ.€€ó óThe€full€name€and€address€of€the€employer,€employee(s)Ð S Ðor€employee€organization(s)€against€whom€the€complaint€is€made.ÐCð` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô3.€€à0` (#(#àCopy€of€Collective€Bargaining€AgreementÔ Ý ëÔ.ó ó€€A€copy€of€any€existing€bargainingÐ  È Ðcontract€or€agreement€relating€to€the€unit€involved€in€the€prohibited€practiceÐ  ¸ Ðcomplaint.€€A€copy€of€the€contract€must€accompany€the€original€and€each€copy€ofÐ ÷ ¤ Ðthe€complaint.Ðã ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô4.€€à0` (#(#àConcise€Statement€of€FactsÔ Ý ŠÔ.€€ó óA€clear€and€concise€statement€of€the€factsÐ »h Ðconstituting€the€complaint,€including€the€date€and€place€of€occurrence€of€eachÐ «X  Ðparticular€act€alleged,€names€of€persons€who€allegedly€participated€in€or€witnessedÐ —D  Ðthe€act,€and€the€sections,€including€subsection(s),€of€the€labor€relations€statutesÐ ƒ0  Ðalleged€to€have€been€violated.€€The€complaint€must€consist€of€separate€numberedÐ o  Ðparagraphs€with€each€paragraph€setting€out€a€separate€factual€allegation.Ð[ ` (#` (# Ðà  àà ` àÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô5.€€à0` (#(#àRelief€SoughtÔ Ý HÔ.€€ó óA€statement€of€the€relief€the€complaining€party€seeks.€€This€claimÐ 3à  Ðfor€relief€does€not€limit€the€powers€of€the€Board.Ð#Ð` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô6.€€à0` (#(#àOther€Relevant€InformationÔ Ý KÔ.€€ó óA€brief€statement€of€any€other€information€relativeÐ û¨ Ðto€the€charge.Ðë˜` (#` (# Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ׄ Ðò òÔ  Ôðð€6.€€à0  àDelivery€of€Complaint€to€Other€Party;€Proof€of€ServiceÔ Ý AÔ.ó ó€€A€prohibited€practiceÐ Ãp Ðcomplaint€is€not€considered€filed€with€the€Board€until€the€complaining€party€has€deliveredÐ ³` Ða€copy€of€the€complaint€upon€the€party€against€whom€the€charge€is€made.€€The€executiveÐ ŸL Ðdirector€may€at€any€time€require€the€complainant€to€file€proof€of€the€date€that€theÐ ‹8 Ðcomplaint€was€delivered€on€the€respondent€if€proof€of€service€is€not€filed€with€theÐ w$ Ðcomplaint.€€Failure€to€provide€the€proof€of€service€as€required€by€the€executive€director€isÐ c Ðgrounds€for€dismissal€of€the€complaint.€€Proof€of€service€may€be€in€the€form€of€either€aÐ O ü Ðcertified€mail€receipt€signed€by€the€recipient€addressee€or€an€agent€of€the€addressee,€aÐ ;!è Ðsigned€and€dated€acknowledgment€of€receipt€by€hand€delivery,€a€dated€confirmation€ofÐ '"Ô Ðdelivery€from€the€Post€Office€or€other€delivery€service,€or€a€dated€statement€of€refusal€ofÐ #À Ðservice.€€These€requirements€also€apply€to€amended€complaints.Ðÿ#¬(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€7.€€à0  àDocket€NumberÔ Ý Ô.€€ó óThe€Board€shall€notify€the€parties€of€the€receipt€of€the€complaint€andÐ ×%„! Ðthe€docket€number€assigned.€€The€parties€must€include€the€docket€number€on€allÐ Ç&t" Ðdocuments€and€subsequent€correspondence€concerning€the€complaint.г'` #(#(# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€8.€€à0  àReview,€Amendment€and€Action€on€ComplaintÔ Ý uÔ.ó ó€€After€giving€the€respondent€theÐ ‹)8"% Ðopportunity€to€be€heard€on€the€sufficiency€of€the€complaint,€the€executive€director€shallÐ {*(#& Ðreview€the€complaint€for€sufficiency€and€proceed€in€accordance€with€this€rule.Ðg+$'(#(# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô1.€€à0` (#(#àAction€Following€Review€for€SufficiencyÔ Ý øÔ.€€ó óUpon€reviewing€the€complaint€forÐ ?-ì%) ÐÔ_Ôsufficiency,€the€executive€director€shall€take€appropriate€action,€which€mayÐ S Ðinclude€the€issuance€of€a€notice€of€a€prehearing€conference€or€an€evidentiaryÐ ?ì Ðhearing,€summary€dismissal€of€the€complaint€in€whole€or€in€part,€entry€of€anÐ + Ø Ðuncontested€order,€or€issuance€of€a€recommended€order€by€the€executive€director.€Ð  Ä ÐThe€executive€director€may€also€issue€a€notice€of€errors€and€insufficiencies€to€theÐ  ° Ðcomplainant€and€allow€amendment€of€the€complaint.Ðï œ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òÔ  Ô2.€€à0` (#(#àPermitted€AmendmentsÔ Ý ô Ô.€ó ó€A€party€may€amend€its€complaint€once€as€a€matter€ofÐ Ç t Ðcourse€at€any€time€before€a€responsive€pleading€is€served.€€Amendments€made€inÐ ·d Ðresponse€to€a€notice€from€the€executive€director€of€errors€and€insufficiencies€mustÐ £P  Ðbe€filed€within€fifteen€calendar€days€of€service€of€the€notice.€€Amendments€mustÐ <  Ðbe€delivered€to€all€other€parties€in€accordance€with€Rule€6€of€this€Chapter.€€WhenÐ {(  Ðthe€claim€asserted€in€an€amended€complaint€arises€out€of€the€conduct,€transaction,Ð g  Ðor€occurrence€set€forth€or€attempted€to€be€set€forth€in€the€original€pleading,€theÐ S  Ðpermitted€amendment€relates€back€to€the€date€of€the€original€pleading.Ð?ì ` (#` (# Ðò òÌà0  àÔ  Ô3.€€à0` (#(#àDismissal,€AppealÔ Ý h$Ô.€€ó ó€If,€after€the€opportunity€for€amendment€has€expired,€theÐ Ä Ðallegations€in€the€complaint€do€not€constitute€a€prima€facie€violation€of€theÐ ´ Ðapplicable€prohibited€act€provision(s),€the€complaint€may€be€summarily€dismissedÐ ó  Ðin€whole€or€in€part€by€the€executive€director€who€shall€notify€the€parties€of€theРߌ Ðdetermination.€€A€party€whose€complaint€is€summarily€dismissed€in€whole€or€inÐ Ëx Ðpart€may€appeal€to€the€Board,€within€fifteen€calendar€days€after€the€issuance€of€theÐ ·d Ðdismissal,€by€filing€a€motion€requesting€review€of€the€dismissal.€€The€motion€mustÐ £P Ðclearly€and€concisely€set€forth€the€points€of€fact€and€law€claimed€to€be€sufficient€toÐ < Ðestablish€a€prima€facie€violation€of€the€applicable€prohibited€act€provision(s).€Ð {( ÐUpon€the€filing€of€a€timely€motion€for€review,€the€Board€shall€examine€theÐ g Ðcomplaint€as€it€existed€when€summarily€dismissed€in€light€of€the€assertionsÐ S Ðcontained€in€the€motion.€€If€upon€such€examination€the€Board€finds€the€complaintÐ ? ì Ðinsufficient,€it€shall€affirm€the€summary€dismissal€of€the€charge€and€shall€notifyÐ +!Ø Ðthe€parties€in€writing€of€the€determination.€€If€the€Board€finds€the€complaint€to€beÐ "Ä Ðsufficient,€it€shall€reinstate€the€complaint€and€shall€so€notify€the€parties.Ð#°` (#` (# ÐÌò òÔ  Ôðð€9.€€à0  àResponse€to€ComplaintÔ Ý ™*Ô.ó ó€€The€party€against€whom€a€complaint€has€been€filed€shall€fileÐ Û$ˆ  Ðthe€original€and€one€copy€of€its€response€to€a€complaint€within€20€calendar€days€after€theÐ Ë%x! 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