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E. Establishment of Complaint Procedures <br />In accordance with Section 683.600, each employing agency including private -for -profit <br />employers of participants under the Act is required to establish a complaint procedure for <br />resolving matters relating to the terms and conditions of employment. Employers may <br />operate their own grievance system or may utilize the Santa Ana LWIDA's established <br />procedures under Section 683.600. At a minimum these procedures must include: <br />1. Written notice, upon enrollment into employment training services, of the scope and <br />availability of such procedures. Employer's grievance procedures shall be set forth in a <br />written document and must meet the regulation mandate that a complaint will be <br />resolved with sixty (60) days from the date the complaint was filed. A copy of employer's <br />grievance procedure shall be provided to each participant upon enrollment in <br />employment training. <br />2. Written notice, at the time the grievance is filed, of the procedures under which the <br />grievance will be processed. <br />3. Written notification of the disposition of the grievance and a written decision shall be <br />issued within thirty (30) days of the filing of the grievance unless a present and long <br />established grievance specifically provides other limits; and <br />4. Written notification of the participant's right to request a review of the employer's <br />decision by the Santa Ana LWDA and the State Review Panel in accordance with <br />Section 683.600. <br />IV. Procedures for Handling Complaints at the State Level <br />Section 181 (c) of the Act and the WIOA regulations at 20 CFR, Section 683.600 (d) requires <br />the Governor to establish a State Review process of complaints filed at the LWDA grant <br />recipient level and of complaints initially filed at the State level. <br />Appeals of decisions issued at the LWDA level including audit disallowances and sanctions <br />shall be reviewed by the State Review Panel. The State Review Panel shall review the record <br />established at the LWDA level and shall issue a decision based on the information contained <br />therein. <br />Complaints which may be initially filed at the State level will be heard by an independent <br />hearing officer designated by the State Workforce Investment Division (WID). The hearing <br />officer shall conduct a hearing and issue a recommended decision to the State Panel. The <br />recommended decision shall be in writing and may be accepted, rejected or modified by the <br />State Review Panel. <br />A. Form and Filing of Complaint. <br />1. Request for State Review of LWDA Level Decisions <br />12 <br />EXHIBIT H <br />