Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor
EEO Complaint Procedure
The regulations under 29 CFR Part 30, Section 11 (a), provide the following:
"Any apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship who believes that he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, or sex with regard to apprenticeship or that the equal opportunity standards with respect to
his or her selection have not been followed in the operation of an apprenticeship program may, personally or through an
authorized representative, file a complaint with the Department, or, at the apprentice's or applicant's election, with a private
review body established pursuant to subparagraph (3) of this paragraph. The complaint shall be in writing and shall be signed
by the complainant. It must include the name, address and telephone number of the person allegedly discriminated against, the
program sponsor involved, and a brief description of the circumstances of the failure to apply the equal opportunity standards
provided for in this part."
"The complaint must be filed not later than 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination or specified failure to follow
the equal opportunity standards; and, in the case of complaints filed directly with review bodies designated by program
sponsors to review such complaints, any referral of such complaint by the complainant to the Department must occur within the
time limitation stated above or 30 days from the final decision of such review body, whichever is later. The time may be
extended by the Department for good cause shown."
"Sponsors are encouraged to establish fair, speedy, and effective procedures for a review body to consider complaints of
failure to follow the equal opportunity standards. A private review body established by the program sponsor for this purpose
should number three or more responsible persons from the community serving in this capacity without compensation. Members
of the review body should not be directly associated with the administration of an apprenticeship program. Sponsors may join
together in establishing a review body to serve the needs of programs within the community."