What information must a complaint contain?

29 C.F.R. § 37.73
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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Each complaint must be filed in writing, and must contain the following information: (a) The complainant's name and address (or another means of contacting the complainant); (b) The identity of the respondent (the individual or entity that the complainant alleges is responsible for the discrimination); (c) A description of the complainant's allegations. This description must include enough detail to allow the Director or the recipient, as applicable, to decide whether: (i) CRC or the recipient, as applicable, has jurisdiction over the complaint; (ii) The complaint was filed in time; and (iii) The complaint has apparent merit; in other words, whether the complainant's allegations, if true, would violate any of the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of WIA or this part; and (d) The complainant's signature or the signature of the complainant's authorized representative.

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