PWR SURVEY WAGE RATE APPEAL <br />PROCESS <br />1) Anyone wishing to challenge or appeal a survey rate determination should submit their <br />request in writing to the commissioner. <br />2) The appeal should include: <br />a) a complete description of the "problem," including the affected trade(s), and <br />documentation or evidence (if available) supporting why the rate determination is <br />incorrect <br />b) recommendations for how the rate could be more accurately determined. <br />3) The written appeal will be reviewed by the Wage and Hour Division which will recommend <br />to the commissioner a course of action and proposed time frame for addressing the issue <br />(such as a recommendation that further information be obtained, an investigation or study <br />of the matter be conducted, a rate amendment or correction be issued, the.next survey be <br />modified, etc.). <br />4) The commissioner will review the division's -recommendation and either approve, <br />disapprove or modify the recommendation. (The PWR Advisory Committee may be <br />consulted in some matters as deemed appropriate by the commissioner.) <br />5) The requesting party will be notified of the commissioner's decision. <br />PAGE 3 JULY 1, 2009 <br />