Alaska Statutes 42.40.770 – Investigation and conciliation of complaints
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 42.40.770
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
If a verified written complaint by or for a person claiming to be aggrieved by a practice prohibited by Alaska Stat. § 42.40.760 or a written accusation that a person subject to Alaska Stat. § 42.40.710 – 42.40.890 has engaged in a prohibited practice, is filed with the railroad labor relations agency, it shall investigate the complaint or accusation. If it determines after a preliminary investigation that probable cause exists in support of the complaint or accusation, it shall try to eliminate the prohibited practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Nothing said or done during this endeavor may be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding.