Must be filed within 15 days of the date when the Notice of Right to File is issued.

Must be sufficiently precise to identify the aggrieved individual and agency and must generally describe the action(s) or practice(s) that form the basis of the complaint.

Investigations

• An impartial, appropriate factual record upon which to make findings on the claim(s) raised is developed.
• "Appropriate" factual record allows fact-finder to determine whether discrimination occurred.
• Must be completed within 180 days from when complaint was filed.
• Agency must provide complainant with a copy of the investigative report.