Utah § 67-21-3.6 - Administrative review for political subdivision employees.
Full text of Utah Utah Code § 67-21-3.6 — Administrative review for political subdivision employees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-21-3.6. Administrative review for political subdivision employees.
Effective 5/4/2022 67-21-3.6.
Administrative review for political subdivision employees.
(1)
(a)
A political subdivision may adopt an ordinance to establish an independent personnel board to hear and take action on a complaint alleging retaliatory action.
(b)
The ordinance described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
(i)
procedures for filing a complaint and conducting a hearing; and
(ii)
a burden of proof on the employer to establish by substantial evidence that the employer's action was justified by reasons unrelated to the employee's good faith actions under Section 67-21-3.
(2)
If a political subdivision adopts an ordinance described in Subsection (1), a political subdivision employee may file a complaint with the independent personnel board alleging retaliatory action.
(3)
If an independent personnel board finds that retaliatory action is taken in violation of the ordinance described in Subsection (1)(a), the independent personnel board may order:
(a)
reinstatement of the employee at the same level as before the retaliatory action;
(b)
the payment of back wages;
(c)
full reinstatement of fringe benefits;
(d)
full reinstatement of seniority rights; or
(e)
if the retaliatory action includes failure to promote, as described in Subsection 67-19a-101(11)(d), a pay raise that results in the employee receiving the pay that the employee would have received if the person had been promoted.
Section 67-21-3.6 ("Administrative review for political subdivision employees.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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