{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-12-404","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 12–404","heading":"","body":"(a) An appointing authority, the head of a principal unit, or the Secretary may consolidate multiple grievances filed by one employee and process the grievances in a single proceeding.\n(b) If the grievants agree, an appointing authority, the head of a principal unit, or the Secretary may consolidate similar grievances and process the grievances together in a single proceeding.\n(c) The Office of Administrative Hearings may consolidate and process in a single proceeding multiple grievances filed by one employee or similar grievances filed by more than one grievant.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=12-404","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"40c816c34c428604f3b79efba5b6e62d3fad236e88ab80dad555c46d07245fbf","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-12-403","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-12-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}