Make time available for counselor to perform counseling duties. Back to top Steps in Individual Complaints of Discrimination Employee must contact EEO official within 45 days of alleged discriminatory act or effective date of personnel action. If complainant has selected traditional counseling, a counselor has 30 calendar days to conduct an informal inquiry and give notice of right to file a formal complaint. Equal Employment Manager has 30 calendar days to accept or dismiss the formal complaint. Unlawful restraint, coercion or discrimination against complainants, their representatives, witnesses, EEO officials, investigators, counselors and other agency officials with responsibility for processing EEO discrimination complaints during any stage in the presentation and processing of the complaint, including the informal process, or because of opposition to any unlawful EEO employment discrimination.
Mediation is a process that is non-adversarial in nature.
Both parties sit down with an impartial, trained mediator who acts as a facilitator. The disputing parties discuss their differences and look for common ground upon which they can fashion a mutually agreeable resolution to their problem. The parties themselves work out the agreement. If the mediation is successful, a settlement agreement reflecting input from both parties is signed and becomes binding. The agreement will contain a stipulation that the aggrieved person is withdrawing the complaint in exchange for the promises made in the agreement and processing will cease at that point.