Any employee who believes s/he has been the victim of sexual harassment has a right to file a complaint. The reporting procedure is as follows:
- Immediately report the incident to your supervisor or another appropriate person (e.g., the other individual's supervisor, Division Director, etc.) giving details relating to the complaint.
- Any supervisor or manager receiving a complaint must immediately notify his/her Division Director, Human Resources Manager or whoever has been designated to receive such complaints by your Cabinet Secretary/Agency Head.
- If your agency has a Human Resources Manager, that individual must also be notified. The Human Resources Manager shall take immediate and appropriate steps to investigate the complaint. If your agency does not have a Human Resources Manager or if the complaint crosses agency lines, then the Office of Management and Budget shall be notified, and a determination will be made as to the appropriate individual(s) to investigate the complaint.
Following investigation of the complaint, the validity of the charge will be determined.