Section R. 423.502 - Definitions; L to PRule 2. As used in these rules:
(a) "LMA" means 1939 PA 176, MCL 423.1 to 423.30 .(b) "Mediator" means the commission, a commission member, or an employee who is designated by the commission to perform the functions and duties of mediation pursuant to act 312, LMA, and PERA in the commission's mediation division.(c) "PERA" means 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.201 to 423.217.(d) "Petition" means the document that contains the information specified in R 423.505.(e) "Petitioner" means a person or duly authorized agent thereof who files a petition pursuant to the provisions of act 312 for compulsory arbitration.(f) "Representative" means a person, who may or may not be an attorney, who represents a party in an act 312 proceeding.Mich. Admin. Code R. 423.502