SECTION .0700 ‑ MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
24 NCAC 03 .0701 SETTLEMENT
(a) Settlement is encouraged at any stage of the
proceedings.
(b) A settlement agreement, submitted for approval, should
state the terms of the settlement, specify any matter which remains to be
decided, and state whether there has been any employee objection to the
reasonableness of any abatement time.
(c) A settlement agreement, submitted for approval, shall
be posted and served in accordance with Rules .0107(e) and .0107(f) of this
Chapter, and may not be approved prior to the expiration of time limits set
forth in Rule .0107(h)(1) of this Chapter. Upon timely receipt of any employee
objection to the reasonableness of any abatement date, the matter shall be
scheduled for hearing before a hearing examiner.
History Note: Authority G.S. 95‑135;
Temporary Rule Eff. October 2, 1991 For a Period of 180
Days to Expire on March 30, 1992;
Eff. February 3, 1992;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. December 16, 2014.