Pre-Hearing
Hearing
Post-Hearing
Acronyms
Hodge Podge
100
You do this when you tend to the injured, assess the situation, and assess the incident.
What is securing the scene?
100
This is where evidence is presented to develop the facts.
What is a Hearing?
100
This person renders a decision regarding discipline after the Hearing.
Who is the Reviewing Officer?
100
A letter including a specific description of an alleged rule violation and proposed date and time of a Hearing.
What is the NOI (Notice of Investigation)?
100
These types of questions foster an explanation rather than yes/no answers.
What are "open-ended" questions?
200

Prior to an investigation, employees have the right to review what we plan to present at a hearing, generally nothing more than that. They do not have the right of _________.

What is discovery?

200
This role ensures the charged employee receives a fair and impartial investigation.
Who is a Hearing Officer?
200

This person is your primary audience who will determine if we proved our case with substantial evidence and provided the employee with a fair and impartial investigation.

Who is the arbitrator?

200

A letter to an employee that he or she has violated company policy or rules and the corrective action assessed.

What is a NOD (Notice of Discipline)?

200
This person's primary responsibility is to establish the employee violated the rule as charged.
Who is the Charging Manager?
300
A request to delay an investigative hearing.
What is a postponement?
300

These are rights (right to a fair and impartial investigation, right to testify, right to representation, etc.) the charged employee has as defined in the applicable discipline agreement.

What are (industrial) due process rights?

300
This is a mistake, such as a time limit violation, that can be considered a fatal flaw resulting in discipline being overturned.
What is a procedural error?
300

This governs or outlines the details of how the Hearing must be conducted and presented (i.e. time limits).

What is a CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement)?

300
This is the group you should call with questions regarding collective bargaining agreement questions.
Who is Labor Relations?
400
Time limits to charge an employee with a possible rule violations begin to toll at this point.
What is date of first knowledge?
400
A hearing held without the employee present.
What is in absentia?
400
A time limit violation is considered a ______ flaw.
What is fatal?
400
People who should be contacted for clarification regarding a particular area/topic (i.e. Drug & Alcohol, EEO, workplace violence).
What is a Subject Matter Expert (SME)?
400
Prohibits railroads from disciplining employees in response to a good-faith report about a personal injury or safety issue, among other protected activities.
What is Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) or Whistleblower Law?
500
Under MAPS Policy, the Regional Vice President, Department Head or designee must be consulted prior to charging an employee with potential dismissal from service for violation of Rule ____.
What is 1.6 (Conduct)?
500

When we have "Substantial Evidence" then we have fulfilled our _______ __ _____, not the amount of booze in your bourbon.

What is the burden of proof?

500

Discipline cases are docketed to ______________ if the parties cannot resolve the dispute “on the property.”

What is arbitration?

500

This Policy provides a meaningful and effective process to address rule and policy violations in a consistent and fair manner to our Agreement Professionals.

What is MAPS (Managing Agreement Professionals for Success)?

500
Right to union representation during the initial investigation (does not apply to us).
What are Weingarten Rights?
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