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Aggrieved Person's Rights and Responsibilities
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The FSIS informal
complaint process covers individual complaints of discrimination based
on race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age (40 years and
over), mental or physical disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation,
marital status, parental status, familial status, protected genetic
information, or for reprisal because of prior EEO activity. The informal
complaint process also addresses class complaints of discrimination,
however these protected bases are limited to those covered by law
(e.g. race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, and disability).
Aggrieved Persons have the following rights and responsibilities:
- Written notice within 30 calendar days from initial contact
to the EEO counselor terminating the counseling if the concerns
have not been resolved. Extensions are permitted with mutual consent.
- Anonymity in the counseling stage unless waived.
- Representation of their choosing throughout the complaint process.
- Filing a formal complaint within specified timeframes at the
conclusion of counseling.
- Hearing before an Administrative Judge of EEOC.
- Filing a complaint in Federal District Court.
- Keeping the agency informed of current mailing addresses and
representation.
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