Title LA, Labor Code

Sec. 102.014. CHAIRMAN. (a) The four arbitrators selected under Sections 102.012 and 102.013 shall designate a fifth arbitrator who serves as the chairman of the board. (b) If an agreement as to a fifth arbitrator cannot be reached under Subsection (a), on notice of any arbitrato…

Sec. 102.015. BOARD SECRETARY. The board shall select one member to act as secretary for the board. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 102.016. ARBITRATOR'S CONSENT TO ACT. (a) An arbitrator selected under this chapter must: (1) sign a form consenting to serve as an arbitrator; and (2) take and sign an oath administered by an officer authorized to administer oaths to faithfully and impartially discharge the…

Sec. 102.021. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) A board may adopt and enforce rules to be followed at board hearings. (b) The board may set a schedule of sessions and adjournments. (c) The board shall hear and examine witnesses who are brought before the board and consider other pr…

Sec. 102.022. CHAIRMAN'S DUTIES. (a) The chairman of the board may: (1) administer oaths; and (2) issue subpoenas for the production of books and papers and the attendance of witnesses. (b) The chairman of the board may exercise the powers granted under this section to the same e…

Sec. 102.023. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS. (a) The board's secretary shall sign each subpoena issued under this chapter. (b) The board may authorize a person of full age to serve a subpoena issued under this chapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER…

Sec. 102.031. EMPLOYEE TERMINATION RESTRICTED. During the period that the arbitration is pending, an employer or receiver or an agent of the employer may not discharge an employee who is a party to the arbitration except for: (1) the employee's inefficiency, violation of law, or …

Sec. 102.032. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST STRIKES OR BOYCOTTS. (a) During the period that arbitration is pending, a labor organization that represents employees who are parties to the arbitration may not order or aid employees in a strike or boycott against the employer or receiver. (b)…

Sec. 102.041. WRITTEN SUBMISSION OF DISPUTE OR GRIEVANCE. (a) The question to be decided by the board must be submitted to the board in writing, signed by: (1) the employer or receiver; and (2) the labor organization representing the employees or the employee or any employee or e…

Sec. 102.042. HEARING; NOTICE. (a) The board shall conduct a hearing not later than the 10th day after the agreement to arbitrate is filed. (b) Each party to the dispute is entitled to receive notice of the time and place of the hearing. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff…

Sec. 102.051. ARBITRATION PETITION. A board may submit a written petition signed by a majority of the board to a district judge in the county in which the dispute or grievance arose. The petition must: (1) show that the board was selected according to the procedures set forth in …

Sec. 102.052. COURT ORDER REQUIRED. On receipt of a petition filed under Section 102.051, the judge shall issue an order establishing an arbitration board. The order shall refer the matter in dispute to the board for a hearing and determination of the matter in dispute. Acts 1993…

Sec. 102.053. FILING OF PETITION AND ORDER. The petition and the subsequent order or a copy of the petition and order shall be filed with the district clerk in the county in which the arbitration is conducted. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER …

Sec. 102.061. SURETY BOND. Before a board considers a dispute or grievance, each party shall file a bond in an amount set by the board and conditioned on the payment of all expenses connected with the arbitration procedure. The bond must have two or more good and sufficient suret…

Sec. 102.062. BOARD MEMBER EXPENSES. A member of the board is entitled to receive: (1) three dollars a day for each day of actual service on the board not to exceed $30; and (2) five cents a mile for each mile traveled to and from the place where the board is in session. Acts 199…

Sec. 102.063. REIMBURSEMENT OF WITNESS. A witness called by the board is entitled to receive: (1) 50 cents a day for each day's attendance; and (2) five cents a mile for each mile traveled by the shortest route to and from a board hearing where the witness' attendance is required…

Sec. 102.064. FEES. (a) The board may charge fees and mileage paid under Sections 102.062 and 102.063 against either or both parties. (b) Fees and mileage charged against a party under this section shall be included in the award. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. …

Sec. 102.071. TERMINATION OF BOARD'S POWER. Except as provided by Section 102.072, a board's power ends on the determination of the grievance or dispute by the board. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 102.072. ADDITIONAL DISPUTE OR GRIEVANCE. (a) If, at the time a board renders its determination, a similar grievance or dispute exists between the same class of persons for which a board may be created, those persons may submit the dispute or grievance to the board. (b) The …

Sec. 102.073. COPIES OF AWARD; ISSUANCE. (a) The board shall issue three copies of the arbitration award. (b) The board shall: (1) file one copy of the award with the district clerk; (2) issue one copy of the award to the employer or receiver; and (3) issue one copy of the award …

Sec. 102.074. JUDGMENT ON AWARD; EFFECTIVE DATE; EXCEPTION. (a) Judgment shall be entered on an award made under this chapter and the award takes effect, unless a timely exception is filed, on the 11th day after the date it is filed with the district clerk under Section 102.073. …

Sec. 102.075. APPEALS. (a) Either party to an arbitration case decided by a district court may file an appeal of the district court's decision not later than the 10th day after the date on which the judgment is entered. (b) The decision of the court of appeals under this section …