Any claimant who disagrees with any aspect of the written decision may appeal that decision by writing to the administrator within 30 days from the date of the written decision. The claimant’s appeal request must specifically explain what aspects of the decision the claimant believes are inappropriate or incorrect. Failure of the claimant to timely challenge the written decision renders the decision final, precluding any further action challenging it.

The administrator will have 60 days from the date he or she receives the claimant’s appeal request to attempt to resolve the dispute informally. The administrator will decide the method of informal resolution it deems appropriate. If the administrator elects to schedule a meeting between the claimant and representatives of the administrator and the casino, the parties may, at their own expense, have legal counsel present at the meeting. If during the course of this informal resolution period the parties agree on any of the disputed issues, such agreement will be reduced to writing by the parties and will be binding on them.

If deemed necessary by the administrator, the employee may be required to submit to an independent medical examination in addition to any possible prior independent medical examinations that the employee attended. The employee is always permitted to seek medical review by a physician of employee’s choice at employee’s expense. Failure of employee to comply with the request for an independent medical examination may result in denial of employee’s appeal. [Ord. 47 § 1201, adopted, 11/10/2016.]