Sec.46a-68-10. Complaint procedure

(a) Any apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship who believes that he or she has been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, mental retardation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or physical disability, including but not limited to blindness, with regard to apprenticeship or that the equal opportunity standards with respect to his or her selection have not been followed in the operation of an apprenticeship program may, alone, or through an authorized representative, file a complaint with the department. The complaint shall be in writing and shall be signed by the complainant. It must 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 regulation.

(b) The department will immediately refer all such discrimination complaints to the Connecticut commission on human rights and opportunities for the filing of a separate complaint with that commission pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 814(c). The department will use its good offices to resolve its complaint on an informal basis. All apprenticeship complaints received by the Connecticut commission on human rights and opportunities will be referred to the department to resolve on an informal basis. If the department is not able to resolve complaints informally, the Connecticut commission on human rights and opportunities will implement its regular complaint procedure on the separate complaint filed with it under chapter 814(c). If the department is able to resolve the complaint, the Connecticut commission on human rights and opportunities will determine whether the resolution of the complaint complies with the Connecticut human rights and opportunities law, and will resolve its separate complaint in a manner appropriate to that determination.

(c) The department will notify all applicants and apprentices of the above complaint procedure.

(Effective March 19, 1982)