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physical disability, except where specific age, sex or physical requirements constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration, shall have the fight to appeal directly to the County Manager. Or the employee has the right to appeal using the grievance procedur~ outlined in Section 3 of this Article if he or she so desires. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination within th/rty calendar days after (1) becoming aware of the alleged act or (2) the date he or she should have become aware of it. State Personnel Act Employee An applicant for County employment, County employee, or former County employee who has reason to believe that employment, promotion, training, or transfer was denied him, or th. at demotion, lay-off, or termination of employment was forced upon him because of his age, sex, race, color, national or/gin, religion, creed, political affiliation, or physical disability, except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration, shall have the fight to appeal directly to the State Personnel Commission for a hearing by the Office of Administrative Hearings (see previous section for address and phone number) and a decision by the State Personnel Commission or the employee has the right to appeal using the grievance procedure outlined in Section 3 of this Article if he or she desires. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination within thirty calendar days after (1) becoming aware of the alleged act or (2) the date he or she should have become aware of it. NOTE: Should there be any conflict with the above, grievances alleging discrimination will follow the provisions of the State Personnel Act currently in effect. Section 5. Protection of Complaints. Employees. Witnesses, and Representatives from Interference, Harassment, Intimidation, and Reprisal All employees shall be free from any or all restraint, interference, coercion, or reprisal on the part of County employees and/or other persons when making any complaint or appeal, in serving as representative of an appellant, in appear/ng as witnesses, or in seeking information in accordance with these procedures. The above principles apply with equal force after a complaint has been resolved. Should these principles be violated, the facts shall be brought to. the attention of the County Manager by the appellant, the appellant's representative or the person affected so that the appropriate remedial action may be taken. Section 6. Back pay Awards Back pay and benefits may be awarded to reinstated employees in suspension, demotion, dismissal, and discrimination cases. 43