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Any person who feels that he or she has been denied an employment opportunity, has had terms and conditions of employment adversely affected or has been subjected to discrimination because of the employee’s race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition should immediately report the matter to the attention of his or her immediate 4 supervisor, agency director or other designated agency personnel. If the concern or complaint involves the employee’s immediate supervisor, the employee is encouraged to file the complaint with the next highest supervisor, or, in the alternative, to the director of the Department of Administrative Services. An employee may also file a complaint with the Iowa Office of Civil Rights or the appropriate federal enforcement agency. (For sexual orientation, protection is offered under the State of Iowa statute only.)
A person who is not an executive branch employee and who alleges he or she was subject to actions by an executive branch employee in violation of this policy may report the incident to the director of the department affected or to the director of the Department of Administrative Services.
A person who witnesses or has knowledge of a violation of this policy may report the incident to the director of the department affected or to the director of the Department of Administrative Services.
For reporting allegations of sexual harassment, please see the complaint reporting procedure set forth in the Policy Prohibiting Sexual Harassment for Executive Branch Employees.