Step 4 definition

Step 4. Contribution - Amortize the result in Step 3 by multiplying it by the applicable factor from Table II. For the Plan Year in which the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age and for any subsequent Plan Year, the applicable factor is 1.0.
Step 4. If the issue is not resolved in the foregoing manner within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of the time allotted in Step 3, the Association shall notify the Board of its intent to submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration. The parties may attempt to mutually agree upon an Arbitrator. If no mutually agreed to Arbitrator is selected, an Arbitrator will be selected under the rules of the American Arbitration Association which shall act as Administrator of the proceedings. The rules of AAA shall govern the proceedings.
Step 4. If the grievance is not settled at step three, the Executive Board of the Association may choose to present the facts of the grievance, with or on behalf of the grievant, to the Professional Council or to arbitration. If presented to the Professional Council, the grievant(s) and/or the grievance chair will present the facts of the grievance to the council. Following such presentation the Professional Council will discuss the grievance and the superintendent will render a decision in writing. Once the grievance has been presented to the council and a decision is rendered, the grievance is not eligible for arbitration. Only the MCEA/MEA or the Board may refer the matter to arbitration, provided that notice to refer the matter is given to the other party within five (5) working days from the receipt of the Board's written decision at Step Three. The grievance will be submitted to arbitration under and in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall hear the grievance in dispute and shall render the decision within thirty (30) days from the close of the hearings. The arbitrator's decision shall be submitted in writing and shall set forth the findings and conclusions with respect to the issues submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator shall confine the decision to the particular case submitted. Both parties agree to be bound by the award of the arbitrator and agree that judgment thereon may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall have no authority except to pass upon alleged violations of the express provisions of this Agreement and to determine disputes involving the application or interpretation of the express provisions of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall not render any decision which would require or permit an action in violation of the Michigan School Laws. The termination of probationary teachers shall not be subject to arbitration. The arbitrator's fee and expenses shall be shared equally by the Board and the Association. The expenses and compensation of any non-teacher witness or participant in the arbitration shall be paid by the party calling such witness or requesting such participant.

Examples of Step 4 in a sentence

  • Step 4 – CausesStep 4 – Causes of pay gaps in all elements of pay Establishing the causes of any significant pay gaps and assessing the justifications for them If you have found any significant pay gaps between the average basic pay of men and women doing equal work, you need to find out which aspects of the pay system are contributing to the pay gaps and why.

  • Step 4 – Causes• Setting time limits within which employees will reach each pay point.• Shortening the scales or pay range – long pay scales can lead to unequal pay.

  • Step 4 – Causes• You review the evidence and the payment regularly to check whether payment is still justified;• If it is no longer justified, you do not pay the market supplement to new recruits to the role.

  • Step 4 – Causes Benefits (see checklist Annex 6)You may provide a range of benefits as part of your remuneration packages, such as pensions, private health care or private health insurance.

  • Step 4 – CausesYou may find it helpful to have a visual check, and therefore you may wish to put the information into an excel spreadsheet and produce a scattergraph.


More Definitions of Step 4

Step 4. Arbitration: Individual grievants shall not have the right to process grievances to arbitration. If satisfactory disposition of the grievance(s) is not made as a result of previous steps, the Association shall have the right to appeal the dispute to an impartial arbitrator under and in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Such appeal must be made within twenty
Step 4. If the answer is no, you will need to decide whether you want to take your appeal further by going on to Level 3 • There are three additional levels in the appeals process after Level 2 (for a total of five levels of appeal). If the review organization turns down your Level 2 Appeal, you can choose whether to accept that decision or whether to go on to Level 3 and make another appeal. At Level 3, your appeal is reviewed by a judge. • Section 8 in this chapter tells more about Levels 3, 4, and 5 of the appeals process.
Step 4. Compare the percent of increase in the average daily cost per vehicle to the percentage by which the CPI as of May of the base year shall have increased over the CPI as of May of the year previous to the base year. Whichever is the lesser of the two (2) percentages will be the allowable increase applied to the daily rate(s) for the affected Extension Year.
Step 4. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 3, the Association may appeal the grievance to the Board of Education by filing a notice of appeal with the Board of Education Secretary within five (5) days after receipt of the Superintendent's written disposition. Upon receipt of the written grievance, the Board of Education shall schedule a hearing on the grievance to occur at the Board's next regularly scheduled meeting. The Board shall make a written disposition of the grievance no later than twenty (20) days from the time of the hearing of the grievance. The Board may hold future hearings thereon, may designate one or more of its members to hold future hearings thereon, or otherwise investigate the grievance. However, the final determination of the grievance by the Board shall be made not more than twenty (20) days after the initial Board hearing, except with the express written consent of the Association. STEP 5: If the grievance is not resolved at Step 4, the Association or the Employer may request arbitration as hereinafter provided in this Agreement. The party desiring arbitration must notify the other party of such desire, in writing, within ten (10) days of the day on which the written disposition was received or due at Step 4 of the Grievance Procedure. In the event that a party should fail to serve such written notice, the matter shall be considered settled on the basis of the disposition made in the last Step of the Grievance Procedure. After receipt of a desire to arbitrate, the parties shall attempt to agree on an arbitrator. If the parties are unable to so agree within ten (10) days, or within a longer period if mutually agreed upon, either party may submit the matter to the American Arbitration Association requesting that an arbitrator be selected with assistance and under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Step 4. A grievance dispute which is not resolved in Step 3 may be submitted by the Federation to arbitration. The proceeding may be initiated by written notice to the School Committee and the American Arbitration Association postmarked within thirty (30) work days after receipt of the decision of the School Committee at Step 3. The arbitrator shall issue his decision not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the close of the hearings or, if oral hearings have been waived, then from the date of transmitting the final statements and proofs to the arbitrator. The decision shall be in writing and shall set forth the arbitrator's opinion and conclusion on the issue submitted. The decision of the arbitrator if made in accordance with his jurisdiction and authority under this Agreement will be accepted as final by the parties to the dispute and both will abide by it. The arbitrator's fee will be shared equally by the parties to the dispute.
Step 4. EHSI will contribute to ALC cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Excluded Land, if necessary (the “Purchase Price Contribution”). Step 5: ALC will lend the cash received pursuant to the Purchase Price Contribution to EHSI on arm’s length terms (the “Loan”).
Step 4. A grievant dissatisfied with the Appointing Officer's response at Step 3 may appeal to the Director, Employee Relations Division, in writing, within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the Step 3 answer. The Director may convene a grievance meeting within ten (10) working days with the grievant and/or the grievant's Union. The Director or designee shall respond to the grievance in writing within ten (10) working days of the meeting or, if none is held, within ten (10) working days of receipt of the appeal.