(a) Orders of the Board or an arbitrator issued under this chapter may be enforced by any party or by the Board by filing a petition with the Superior Court in Washington County or the Superior Court in the county in which the action before the Board originated. The petition shall be served on the adverse party as provided for service of process under the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. If, after hearing, the Court determines that the Board or arbitrator had jurisdiction over the matter and that a timely appeal was not filed, or that an appeal was timely filed and a stay of the Board or arbitrator's order or any part of it was not granted, or that a Board order was affirmed on appeal in pertinent part by the Supreme Court or that an arbitrator's order was affirmed on appeal in pertinent part by the Superior Court, the Court shall incorporate the order of the Board or arbitrator as a judgment of the Court. There is no appeal from that judgment except that a judgment reversing a decision by the Board or an arbitrator on jurisdiction may be appealed to the Supreme Court.

(b) Upon filing of a petition by a party or the Board, the Court may grant such temporary relief, including a restraining order, as it deems proper pending formal hearing.

(c) Orders and decisions of the Board shall apply only to the particular case under appeal, but any number of appeals presenting similar issues may be consolidated for hearing with the consent of the Board. Any number of employees who are aggrieved by the same action of the employer may join in an appeal with the consent of the Board. The Board shall not modify, add to, or detract from a collective bargaining agreement or the merit system principles by any order or decision. (Added 1969, No. 113, § 1; amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 29, 1972; 1971, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 3, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1987, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 13, 1988; 1989, No. 25, § 1; 2015, No. 35, § 7, eff. May 26, 2015.)