Human Rights & Fair Employment Practices

Complaint Investigation

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Complaints are investigated if they involve allegations of discrimination in the following areas:

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Color
• National Origin
• Ancestry
• Religion
• Gender
• Age
• Disability
• Sexual Orientation
• Marital or Family Status
• Pregnancy
• Veteran's Status
• Denial of, or retaliation for, exercising constitutional or statutory rights
• Sexual Harassment
• Workplace Violence
• Victim of Domestic Violence

Administrative and field investigations of complaints of discrimination may include fact-finding interviews of witnesses, supervisors, other employees and interview panels, an analysis of personnel documents and other records, and holding fact-finding conferences.  Complaints may be resolved through conciliatory approaches, including inquiries and meetings with relevant departmental officials and conflict resolution techniques.  Conflicts between supervisors and employees or among co-workers, may be addressed through a structured mediation process.  Recommendations are made to department management when findings of discrimination are made.  If the department disagrees with the findings, binding arbitration may be scheduled with the County Manager.