Common use of Complaint Processing Clause in Contracts

Complaint Processing. A. The Agency agrees to carefully, justly, and expeditiously consider and adjudicate complaints of discrimination filed through the EEO administrative complaint process or the negotiated grievance procedure. The Agency and Local 572 agree to cooperate in attempting to bring about informal resolution of complaints. B. Persons who allege discrimination or who participate in the presenting of such complaints will be free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. C. An employee may raise a complaint of discrimination through the Department’s EEO administrative complaint process or through the negotiated grievance procedure, but not both. An employee shall be deemed to have exercised this option when the matter that gave rise to the allegation of discrimination is made the subject of a timely filed grievance or formal EEO complaint, whichever event occurs first. Consultation with an EEO counselor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1613.213 does not constitute filing a formal EEO complaint. D. Under the EEO administrative complaint process, a complainant has the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative of their choosing at any stage of the complaint process, except where there is a conflict of interest or position. E. If any remedial or corrective actions are to be taken as the result of informal or formal resolution of EEO complaints filed under the EEO administrative complaint process, and such actions trigger an obligation to bargain, then, the Agency will fulfill its bargaining obligation under the Statute.

Complaint Processing. A. a. The Agency Department agrees to carefully, justly, and expeditiously consider and adjudicate complaints of discrimination filed through the EEO administrative complaint process or the negotiated grievance procedure. The Agency Department and Local 572 12 agree to cooperate in attempting to bring about informal resolution of complaints. B. b. Persons who allege discrimination or who participate in the presenting of such complaints will be free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal. C. c. An employee may raise a complaint of discrimination through the Department’s 's EEO administrative complaint process or through the negotiated grievance procedure, but not both. An employee shall be deemed to have exercised this option when the matter that gave rise to the allegation of discrimination is made the subject of a timely filed grievance or a formal EEO complaint, whichever event occurs first. Consultation with an EEO counselor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1613.213 does not constitute filing a formal EEO complaint. D. d. Under the EEO administrative complaint process, a complainant has the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative of their her/his choosing at any stage of the complaint process, except where there is a conflict of interest or position. E. If any e. The Department shall notify Local 12 of all proposed remedial or corrective actions are which impact on bargaining unit employees, to be taken as the result of informal or formal resolution of EEO complaints filed under the EEO administrative complaint process, and such actions trigger an obligation to bargain, then, the Agency will fulfill its bargaining obligation under the Statute.