34 Pa. Code § 81.71 - Filing

(a) Any apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship who believes that he has been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or nonjob-related disability with regard to apprenticeship or that the equal opportunity standards with respect to his selection have not been followed in the operation of an apprenticeship program may, by the apprentice or by an authorized representative, file a complaint with the Council, or with a private review body established pursuant to § 81.72 (relating to establishment of private review body). The complaint shall be in writing and shall be signed by the complainant. It shall 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 chapter.

(b) The complaint shall be filed not later than 180 days from the date of the alleged discrimination of 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 complaints by the complainant to the Council shall occur within the time limitation stated in this subsection or 30 days from the final decision of such review body, whichever is later. The time may be extended by the Council for good cause shown.

(c) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §§35.9 and 35.10 (relating to formal complaints generally).

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34 Pa. Code § 81.71