In Accordance with the Provisions of General Municipal Law and the Collective Bargaining

5180 Board Page 1 of 1 Complaints and Grievances Policy by Employees First Supervisory District of Suffolk County 201 Sunrise Highway Patchogue, New York 11772

In accordance with the provisions of NYS General Municipal Law and applicable collective bargaining agreements, all Eastern Suffolk BOCES employees shall have the opportunity to present their complaints or grievances free from interference, coercion, restraint, discrimination or reprisal. The Board shall provide at least two procedural stages and an appellate stage for the settlement of any grievance.

Complaints or grievances not covered under applicable collective bargaining agreements shall be handled and resolved, whenever possible, as close to their origin as possible. The Chief Operating Officer or designee is responsible for implementing regulations for the redress of complaints or grievances through proper administrative channels.

This policy and the related regulation shall be filed with the Board Clerk and the State Civil Service Commission within 15 days of adoption and/or amendment, as required by law.

References:  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §2001-e, et seq.  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §2001-d, et seq. §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 794, et seq.  The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §12101, et seq.  Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 United States Code (U.S.C.) §621  Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§6101-6107  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008  NYS Executive Law §290, et seq.  NYS General Municipal Law §685  NYS Human Rights Law §296  NYS Military Law §242 and §243  Policy 1440 - Non-Discrimination Statement

First Adopted: 7/1/2003 Readopted: 7/11/2007 Readopted: 12/21/2011 Readopted: 4/30/2014