38.5.4016    COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITY

(1) Upon receipt of a timely and complete petition for arbitration, the commission shall appoint an arbitrator pursuant to ARM 38.5.4017. It is the function of the commission to approve a resolution of the issues in dispute if the parties cannot reach a voluntary agreement. The commission may not approve an arbitrator's resolution of issues that have not been identified by the parties as open issues.

History: Sec. 69-3-103, MCA; IMP, Secs. 69-3-102 and 69-3-201, MCA; NEW, 1997 MAR p. 319, Eff. 2/11/97