N.J. Admin. Code § 19:19-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 19:19-3.2 - Response

(a) Within 10 days from receiving service of the petition, the respondent employer shall file a response. The response shall:

1. Specify whether the petitioner and the employer have negotiated concerning the subject of representation fees in lieu of dues and whether an agreement requiring such payments has been reached;

2. Specify the collective negotiations unit description and the number of employees in the unit represented by the petitioner, and attach any documents pertinent to defining the collective negotiations unit and not already supplied by the petitioner;

3. Provide a list of all the employees in the negotiations unit, together with their job titles, as of the time of the filing of the petition;

4. Verify or correct where possible the list of the negotiations unit employees who are voluntary dues paying members of the majority representative as of the time of the filing of the petition and attach any documents pertinent to establishing such a list and not already supplied by the petitioner; and

5. State any other facts which the respondent believes are material to a payroll deduction determination.

(b) If no response is filed, all allegations in the petition shall be deemed to be admitted to be true and shall be so found by the Commission, unless good cause to the contrary is shown. This mandate also applies to any allegation not specifically denied or explained in a response, unless the respondent states that it is without knowledge of the allegation.

(c) The response shall be in writing and the representative of the party filing the response shall make this dated and signed certification: "I declare that I have read the above petition and that the statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief."

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:19-3.2