{"id":2965,"date":"2026-02-03T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&#038;p=2965"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:30:59","slug":"time-limits","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/time-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"112.05 &#8211; Time Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Failure of the grievant to file to the next higher step within the prescribed time constitutes a termination of the grievance at that level. Failure of the supervisor to file an answer within the prescribed time automatically allows the grievant to proceed to the next step. Notwithstanding the above, the time limits of this section may be extended by written consent of both parties, or by written order of the Hearing and Appeals Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2655\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/\">Chapter 112 \u2013 Grievance<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/definition\/\">112.01 \u2013 Definition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/right-of-representation\/\">112.02 \u2013 Right of Representation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/freedom-from-reprisal\/\">112.03 \u2013 Freedom from Reprisal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/grievance-procedure\/\">112.04 \u2013 Grievance Procedure<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/time-limits\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">112.05 \u2013 Time Limits<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"parent":2954,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-2965","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>112.05 - Time Limits - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/time-limits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"112.05 - Time Limits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/grievance\/time-limits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/grievance\\\/time-limits\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/grievance\\\/time-limits\\\/\",\"name\":\"112.05 - Time Limits - Policy Library\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T14:30:59+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/grievance\\\/time-limits\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/grievance\\\/time-limits\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/grievance\\\/time-limits\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chapter 112 &#8211; 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