Decision A407M – City and County of San Francisco

SF-CE-1006-M

Decision Date: January 28, 2014

Decision Type: Administrative Appeal

Description: The Appeals Assistant denied charging party’s request for an extension of time to appeal the dismissal of the charge by the Office of the General Counsel because it was not timely filed

Disposition: The Board granted the appeal, finding good cause to excuse charging party’s late-filed request for an extension of time.

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Perc Vol: 38
Perc Index: 123

Decision Headnotes

1107.00000 – CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES;PROCEDURES BEFORE THE BOARD
1107.01000 – Exceptions; Responses to Exceptions; Standing; Extensions of Time/Late Filing/Waiver

The Board found good cause to excuse a late-filed request for an extension of time to appeal the dismissal of an unfair practice charge where the request for extension was filed only one day late and the late filing was the result of an honest error based on “misunderstood communications” and caused no prejudice to the opposing side.