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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="13-201" title_number="13" title_name="University of Maryland -- General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="University of Maryland Regular Employee Grievance Procedures">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Day” means, except as otherwise provided, a working day, Monday through Friday, regardless of work schedule, weekend work, or midweek days off.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Grievance” means any cause of complaint arising between a regular full–time or part–time employee and the University on a matter concerning discipline, alleged discrimination, promotion, assignment, or interpretation or application of University rules or departmental procedures over which the University management has control.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Grievance” includes, notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a cause of complaint arising under §§ 2–402 and 2–407 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Grievance” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Complaints on the general level of wages, wage patterns, fringe benefits, or other broad areas of financial management and staffing; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any cause of complaint by any employee who is not represented by an exclusive representative under Title 3 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“University”, unless the context requires otherwise, means a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland.</text>
  </level>
</section>
