9.30.090 Procedure for filing a complaint – Remedial actions.
(a) Who May File, Time Requirements, and Content of Complaint.
(1) The WSSC employee may file a written complaint with the Office of the Inspector General. The complaint shall be filed as soon as possible, but no later than six months after the complainant first knew of or reasonably should have known of the act that allegedly violated WSSC 9.30.050. The complaint shall include the following information:
(i) Name, telephone number, and home address of complainant;
(ii) Name, and business address, if known, of the WSSC employee against whom the complaint is made;
(iii) Date or dates of alleged unlawful personnel actions;
(iv) A statement of the facts which are the basis for the complaint;
(v) A statement detailing the disclosure of information pursuant to WSSC 9.30.050(a), and when and to whom the disclosure was made;
(vi) Signature of the complainant; and
(vii) Date the complaint is filed.
(2) If the complainant is an employee in the Office of the Inspector General or if the complaint is about the Office of the Inspector General or an employee within the Office of the Inspector, the employee may file the complaint with the Chair and the Corporate Secretary in accordance with WSSC 2.60.070(c) concerning complaints about the Office of the Inspector General.
(b) Notice of Complaint and Response. When a complaint is received, the Office of the Inspector General shall promptly:
(1) Send a copy of the complaint to the supervisor or manager of the employee named in the complaint; and
(2) Advise the supervisor or manager to provide the Office of the Inspector General with a written response to the complaint within 20 days after receiving the copy.
(c) Investigation, Action Upon Complaint, and Written Decision. Within 60 days after a complaint is received, the Office of the Inspector General shall investigate the complaint to determine whether a violation of WSSC 9.30.050 has occurred.
(d) Disposition by the Inspector General.
(1) If the Inspector General determines that a violation of WSSC 9.30.050 has not occurred, the Inspector General shall:
(i) Dismiss the complaint as soon as practical after making that determination;
(ii) Notify the complainant of the dismissal; and
(iii) Notify the complainant of the right to appeal as set forth in WSSC 9.30.110.
(2) If the Inspector General determines that a violation of WSSC 9.30.050 has occurred, then the Inspector General, as soon as practical after making that determination, shall:
(i) Issue to the complainant and the appropriate supervisor or manager a written final decision setting forth the basis for the Inspector General’s determination that WSSC 9.30.050 has been violated; and
(ii) Forward a copy of the written decision to the General Manager/CEO to take the appropriate remedial action stated in subsection (e) of this section.
(e) Permissible Remedial Actions. As a remedial action for a violation of WSSC 9.30.050, the General Manager/CEO may:
(1) Order the removal of any related detrimental information from the employee’s record;
(2) Hire, promote, or reinstate the employee or discontinue the employee’s suspension from employment;
(3) Award the complainant back pay to the day of the termination/suspension;
(4) Grant the complainant leave or seniority;
(5) Take appropriate disciplinary action against any WSSC employee who caused the violation; and
(6) Take any other remedial action consistent with the purpose of this chapter. (Document dated July 1, 2020)