Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming
Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 8 - MILITARY DEPARTMENT FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINTS
Section 8-2 - Definitions
Current through September 21, 2024
As used in these rules:
(a) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services.
(b) "Division" means Labor Standards Division, a program within the Department of Workforce Services.
(c) "EEO" means equal employment opportunity.
(d) "EEO Counselor" means a Compliance Officer working for the Division and under an agreement with the Military Department, acting to resolve disputes between aggrieved employees and the Military Department based on Informal EEO Complaints filed either with the Division or the Military Department.
(e) "EEO Investigator" means a Compliance Officer working for the Division and under an agreement with the Military Department who conducts investigations into allegations accepted by the Military Department, in Formal Complaints submitted by employees of the Military Department alleging discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age or disability or a Hostile Work Environment under EEOC guidance and law.
(f) "EEOC" means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
(g) "Employee" means those Federal technician employees of the Military Department who are employees of the United Stated of America, but does not mean those employed by the Military Department as employees of the State of Wyoming or those who were in a military status at the time of the alleged complained of actions.
(h) "Formal Complaint" means a written complaint alleging discriminatory or unfair employment practice that is filed with the Division or the Military Department within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Notice of Right to File after completion of the Informal EEO Complaint process or within the time otherwise allowed by federal law or regulation for filing a formal complaint. The written complaint must include a signed statement from the complainant or the complainant's attorney containing the complainant's (or representative's) telephone number and address and must be sufficiently precise to identify the complainant, the agency, and generally describe the action or practice which forms the basis of the complaint and who took the action.
(i) "Formal Complainant" means any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory or unfair employment practice and who has timely filed a Formal Complaint.
(j) "Informal EED Complaint" means a complaint filed with the EEO Manager for the Military Department, or the Division, claiming discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, protected genetic information, or reprisal or a Hostile Work Environment under EEOC guidance and law. An Informal EEO Complaint must be filed within forty-five (45) days of the alleged act of discrimination.
(k) "Military Department" means the Wyoming Military Department.
