the filing and prompt resolution of employment related complaints of discrimination. These processes are available to applicants for Extension employment, Extension employees and employees occupying positions that are supported by non-Extension funds and who are supervised by Extension employees. When a complaint is brought to your attention, you are required to inform the complainant of his/her to file a complaint according to the following processes: Informal Complaint Process The complainant may contact any of the MSUE EEO Counselors who are designed to consider, conciliate, mediate, resolve or refer complaints in consultation with the EEO Coordinator. The addresses of these counselors are posted in each county office. All informal complaints will be heard and a decision made by the counselor in consultation with the EEO Coordinator within five working days after receipt. Formal Complaint Process If informal procedures do not attain a result satisfactorily to the complainant or if the complainant does not desire to follow the informal process, the complainant has the option to use the Formal Complaint Process. A complainant may file a formal complaint with the President, Michigan State University, the Director of MSU Extension Service or with the MSUE EEO Coordinator. Complaints are to be filed in writing within 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination. A complainant may request a hearing of the complaint which will be conducted by the Judicial Board of Michigan State University. The hearing will be arranged by the MSUE EEO Coordinator and will be conducted according to policies and procedures adopted by the MSU Board of Trustees within 60 days of the request at a time and location agreed on by the EEO Coordinator and the complainant. The EEO Coordinator, the complainant and any person whose alleged conduct is the cause of the complaint shall have the right to call and cross-examine witnesses under oath. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board will submit a decision including findings of fact, conclusions, and recommendations to the Director of Extension for action within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The Director of Extension will notify the complainant in writing of the decision or disposition of the complaint. Other Options Available to the Complainant The complainant may file a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. 2. The complainant may file a formal complaint with the United States Equal Employment
the filing and prompt resolution of employment related complaints of discrimination. These processes are available to applicants for Extension employment, Extension employees and employees occupying positions that are supported by non-Extension funds and who are supervised by Extension employees. When a complaint is brought to your attention, you are required to inform the complainant of his/her to file a complaint according to the following processes: Informal Complaint Process The complainant may contact any of the MSUE EEO Counselors who are designed to consider, conciliate, mediate, resolve or refer complaints in consultation with the EEO Coordinator. The addresses of these counselors are posted in each county office. All informal complaints will be heard and a decision made by the counselor in consultation with the EEO Coordinator within five working days after receipt. Formal Complaint Process If informal procedures do not attain a result satisfactorily to the complainant or if the complainant does not desire to follow the informal process, the complainant has the option to use the Formal Complaint Process. A complainant may file a formal complaint with the President, Michigan State University, the Director of MSU Extension Service or with the MSUE EEO Coordinator. Complaints are to be filed in writing within 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination. A complainant may request a hearing of the complaint which will be conducted by the Judicial Board of Michigan State University. The hearing will be arranged by the MSUE EEO Coordinator and will be conducted according to policies and procedures adopted by the MSU Board of Trustees within 60 days of the request at a time and location agreed on by the EEO Coordinator and the complainant. The EEO Coordinator, the complainant and any person whose alleged conduct is the cause of the complaint shall have the right to call and cross-examine witnesses under oath. The Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board will submit a decision including findings of fact, conclusions, and recommendations to the Director of Extension for action within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The Director of Extension will notify the complainant in writing of the decision or disposition of the complaint. Other Options Available to the Complainant The complainant may file a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. 2. The complainant may file a formal complaint with the United States Equal Employment
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