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Section 4. Grievance and Adverse Action Appeal Procedure -Discrimination
<br />General County Employee. Any applicant for County employment, County employee or former County
<br />employee who has reason to believe that employment, promotion, training or transfer was denied him or that
<br />demotion, lay-off, or termination of employment was forced upon him because of his age, color, disability,
<br />national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, or sex shall have the right to appeal directly to the Human
<br />Resources Director or County Manager. Or the employee has the right to appeal using the grievance procedure
<br />outlined in Section 3 of this Article. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination
<br />within 30 calendar days after becoming aware of the alleged act or the date he or she should have become aware
<br />of it.
<br />State Personnel Act Employee. An applicant for County employment, County employee, or former County
<br />employee who has reason to believe that employment, promotion, training, or transfer was denied him, or that
<br />demotion, lay off, or termination of employment was forced upon him because of his age, color, disability,
<br />national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, or sex ,except where specific age, sex, or physical
<br />requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary for proper and efficient administration,
<br />shall have the right to appeal directly to the State Personnel Commission for a hearing by the Office of
<br />Administrative Hearings (see previous section for address and phone number) and a decision by the State
<br />Personnel Commission or the employee has the right to appeal using the grievance procedure outlined in
<br />Section 3 of this Article. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination within 30
<br />calendar days after becoming aware of the alleged act or the date they should have become aware of it.
<br />(Note: Should there be any conflict with the above, grievances alleging discrimination will follow the
<br />provisions of the State Personnel Act currently in effect).
<br />Section 5. Protection of Complaints, Employees, Witnesses, and Representatives
<br />from Interference, Harassment, Intimidation, and Reprisal
<br />All employees shall be free from any or all restraint, interference, coercion, or reprisal on the part of County
<br />employees and/or other persons when making any complaint or appeal, in serving as representative of an
<br />appellant, in appearing as witnesses, or in seeking information in accordance with these procedures. The above
<br />principles apply with equal force after a complaint has been resolved. Should these principles be violated, the
<br />facts shall be brought to the attention of the Human Resources Director or County Manager by the appellant, the
<br />appellant's representative or the person affected so that the appropriate remedial action may be taken.
<br />Section 6. Back Pay Awards
<br />Back pay and benefits maybe awarded to reinstated employees in suspension, demotion, dismissal, and
<br />discrimination cases.
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