Resolution and Filing of Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment 

There are different complaint procedures depending on the classification of the complainant:

Employees

There are established CSU procedures for employees to file allegations of discrimination, harassment or retaliation and for the University to respond to such allegations. The procedure available to each employee unit is listed below.

Employee Group/Unit Applicable Complaint Procedure

The "Non-Discrimination in Contracts Chart"is summarized below and located on the CSU website.

Employee Group/Unit Applicable Complaint Procedure
UAPD Unit 1 Physicians Executive Order 419* as amended by Articles 26.21 - 26.25
CSUEU Units 2, 5, 7 & 9

Executive Order 928; Article 25

CFA Unit 3 Faculty & ARC's Article 10
APC Unit 4 Academic Professionals Executive Order 928 as amended by Article 21.1 - 21.6; Article 5 Reconsideration
SETC Unit 6 Skilled Crafts Executive Order 928
SUPA Unit 8 Public Safety Executive Order 928
MPP's & Confidential Executive Order 928
UAW Unit 11 Academic Student Employees Executive Order 928 Informal Level; Article 10 Formal Level
Student Assistants Executive Order 928


 * Note: EO 419 superseded by EO 928 still applies to Unit 1, with a provision for advisory fact finding at Level III.

Employees are strongly encouraged to contact the following university officials to seek advice and assistance pertaining to the University's policies and complaint resolution procedures for  employment discrimination and harassment:

Employee Group Department Contact Information
Staff, MPP, Student Employees Human Resources and Equal Opportunity - HR Manager

(760) 750-4416, Craven Hall 1200

Faculty Employees Associate Vice President for Academic Resources (760) 750-4052, Craven Hall 5210
Academic Student Employees (Unit 11) Academic Labor Relations Manager (760) 750-8362, Craven Hall 5205C

In addition to the CSU procedures listed above, employees have the option of filing a complaint with the following government agencies:

Applicants for Employment and Independent Contractors

Applicants for employment and independent contractors may file complaints with the departments listed below:

External Group Department Contact Information
Applicants for Employment - Non-Faculty positions Human Resources and Equal Opportunity - HR Manager (760) 750-4416, Craven Hall 1200
Applicants for Employment - Faculty positions Associate Vice President for Academic Resources (760) 750-4052, Craven Hall 5210
Independent Contractors Human Resources and Equal Opportunity - HR Manager (760) 750-4416, Craven Hall 1200
Academic Student Employees (Unit 11) Academic Labor Relations Manager (760) 750-8362, Craven Hall 5205C

 

 

 

The procedures for Applicants and Independent Contractors to file allegations of discrimination, harassment or retaliation and for the University to respond to such allegations is outlined in the CSUSM Complaint Procedure for Discrimination and Harassment for Applicants and Independent Contractors. (PDF)