Employee group (EGR) summarizes handbook requests: representation rights, telework, safety procedures
An EGR representative summarized prior committee recommendations for the handbook, urging rights for employee group representatives in reclassification appeals, permanent telework policy with grievance process access, and clearer procedures for hazardous air quality, extreme heat, and vehicle damage while on county business.
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Derek Wallace, representing employee group Local 720, reminded the committee of recommendations passed in the prior handbook cycle and asked that those items be carried forward into the 2026 review. "Employee group representatives should have the right to assist employees with the preparation and conduct of reclassification, reallocation, hearings, and appeals," he said, and urged codifying telework exceptions that are currently temporary.
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