[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1614.106]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1614--FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A--Agency Program To Promote Equal Employment Opportunity
 
Sec. 1614.106  Individual complaints.

    (a) A complaint must be filed with the agency that allegedly 
discriminated against the complainant.
    (b) A complaint must be filed within 15 days of receipt of the 
notice required by Sec. 1614.105 (d), (e) or (f).
    (c) A complaint must contain a signed statement from the person 
claiming to be aggrieved or that person's attorney. This statement must 
be sufficiently precise to identify the aggrieved individual and the 
agency and to describe generally the action(s) or practice(s) that form 
the basis of the complaint. The complaint must also contain a telephone 
number and address where the complainant or the representative can be 
contacted.
    (d) A complainant may amend a complaint at any time prior to the 
conclusion of the investigation to include issues or claims like or 
related to those

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raised in the complaint. After requesting a hearing, a complainant may 
file a motion with the administrative judge to amend a complaint to 
include issues or claims like or related to those raised in the 
complaint.
    (e) The agency shall acknowledge receipt of a complaint or an 
amendment to a complaint in writing and inform the complainant of the 
date on which the complaint or amendment was filed. The agency shall 
advise the complainant in the acknowledgment of the EEOC office and its 
address where a request for a hearing shall be sent. Such acknowledgment 
shall also advise the complainant that:
    (1) The complainant has the right to appeal the final action on or 
dismissal of a complaint; and
    (2) The agency is required to conduct an impartial and appropriate 
investigation of the complaint within 180 days of the filing of the 
complaint unless the parties agree in writing to extend the time period. 
When a complaint has been amended, the agency shall complete its 
investigation within the earlier of 180 days after the last amendment to 
the complaint or 360 days after the filing of the original complaint, 
except that the complainant may request a hearing from an administrative 
judge on the consolidated complaints any time after 180 days from the 
date of the first filed complaint.

[57 FR 12646, Apr. 10, 1992, as amended at 64 FR 37656, July 12, 1999]