Common use of EEO Complaints Clause in Contracts

EEO Complaints. A. A bargaining unit employee may file either an EEO complaint or a grievance under the Negotiated Grievance Procedure, but not both. An employee filing a formal EEO complaint under the Agency’s procedure is entitled to a representative of personal choice subject to Agency policies and regulations. An employee filing a grievance under the Negotiated Grievance Procedure may be represented only by an authorized Union representative. B. An employee shall be deemed to have exercised their option in filing an EEO complaint at such time as the employee timely initiates a formal written EEO complaint/notice of appeal under the statutory procedures or timely files a Step 1 grievance in accordance with the Grievance Article.