Does the Commission require that individuals exhaust their remedies within the institution before filing a complaint with the Commission?
The Commission does not require that individuals exhaust the institution’s own grievance processes before initiating the Commission’s complaint process. Nevertheless complainants should be pursuing remedies within the institution even as they seek to file a complaint with the Commission. Institutional grievance processes may result in personalized remedies, such as a grade change or reinstatement to an academic program, that may be important to a complainant.
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- I have heard that Federal employees must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a civil action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Rehabilitation Act. What does this mean?
- Does the Commission require that individuals exhaust their remedies within the institution before filing a complaint with the Commission?
- What is the procedure for filing a complaint with the Commission?
