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Complaints At-A-Glance
Revised 09-23-2022
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Sacramento State supports the resolution of employee complaints based on a complaint procedure that facilitates a fair and equitable review of the issues arising during employment with the University. This page is designed to help you navigate the different complaint processes for unrepresented staff and represented academic and staff employees.
Below, please find a chart outlining the different types of complaint processes on this campus:
Complaint Process Table
| Subject of Complaint | Contact | Initial Filing Date | Additional Information & Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grievance (for union represented employees) | Your Union Representative | No later than 30 calendar days from the date the grievant or the Union first became aware of the alleged violation. | Union articles on grievance procedure |
| Unfair labor practice (for union represented employees) | California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) | Within 6 months of the occurrence of the conduct that you contend is an unfair practice. | Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) |
| Improper activities, improper governmental activities/whistleblower | Sac State’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Title IX | Within 12 calendar months after the event that gave rise to the Protected Disclosure, OR No later than 12 calendar months after the Complainant knew or reasonably should have known about the event. Retaliation complaints must be submitted no later than 12 calendar months after the most recent alleged act of Retaliation. | CSU Executive Order 1115 |
| CSU Executive Order 1116 | |||
| Discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, or other protected class | Sac State’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Title IX | None | CSU Executive Order 1096 |
| CSU Executive Order 1097 | |||
| Within 3 years of the last act of alleged discrimination/harassment | California Civil Rights Department | ||
| Sexual harassment, sexual violence, sex discrimination, sex assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking | Sac State’s Office of Equal Opportunity/Title IX | None | CSU Executive Order 1095 |
| CSU Executive Order 1096 | |||
| CSU Executive Order 1097 | |||
| CSU Executive Order 1098 | |||
| Within 3 years of the last act of alleged discrimination/ harassment | California Civil Rights Department | ||
| Workplace misconduct that adversely affects an employee or violates administrative policy | Staff and MPP: Sac State’s Employee & Labor Relations Office |
None | Sac State Administrative Policies |
| Unit 3 and UAW: Sac State’s Office of Faculty Affairs |