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Proposed Change
<br /> July 1, 1997
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<br />Section 4. Grievance and Adverse Action Appeal Procedure - Discrimination
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<br />General County Employee
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<br /> Any applicant for County employment, County employee or former County employee
<br /> who has reason to believe that employment, promotion, training or transfer was denied
<br /> him or that demotion, lay-off, or re, ruination of employment was forced upon him
<br /> because of his age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, political affiliation or
<br /> physical disability, except where specific age, sex or physical requirements constitutes a
<br /> bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration,
<br /> shall have the right to appeal directly to the County Manager. Or the employee has the
<br /> right to appeal using the grievance procedure outlined in Section 3 of this Article if he or
<br /> she so desires. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination
<br /> within thirty calendar days after (1) becoming aware of the alleged act or (2) the date he
<br /> or she should have become aware of it.
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<br />State Personnel Act Employee
<br /> An applicant for County employment, County employee, or former County employee
<br /> who has reason to believe that employment, promotion, training, or transfer was denied
<br /> him, or that demotion, lay-off, or termination of employment was forced upon him
<br /> because of his age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, creed, political affiliation, or
<br /> physical disability, except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a
<br /> bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration,
<br /> shall have the right to appeal directly to the State Personnel Commission for a hearing by
<br /> the Office of Administrative Hearings (see previous section for address and phone
<br /> number) and a decision by the State Personnel Commission or the employee has the right
<br /> to appeal using the grievance procedure outlined in Section 3 of this Article if he or she
<br /> desires. An employee or applicant must appeal an alleged act of discrimination within
<br /> thirty calendar days after (1) becoming aware of the alleged act or (2) the date he or she
<br /> should have become aware of it.
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<br />NOTE: Should there be any conflict with the above, grievances alleging
<br />discrimination will follow the provisions of the State Personnel Act currently in
<br />effect.
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<br />Section 5. Protection of Complaints, Employees, Witnesses, and Representatives
<br />. ~-- from Interference, Harassment, Intimidation, and Reprisal
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<br />All employees shall be free from any or all restraint, interference, coemion, or reprisal on the part
<br />of County employees and/or other persons when making any complaint or appeal, in serving as
<br />representative of an appellant, in appearing as witnesses, or in seeking information in accordance
<br />with these procedures. The above principles apply with equal rome after a complaint has been
<br />resolved. Should these principles be violated, the facts shall be brought to the attention of the
<br />County Manager by the appellant, the appellant's representative or the person affected so that the
<br />appropriate remedial action may be taken.
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