Employment Practices and Dispute Resolution
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The Director of Employment Practices and Dispute Resolution provides training
and assistance to the campus to implement and adhere to all policies, laws, and
regulations relating to discrimination, harassment, and disability accommodation.
The Director also investigates and responds to staff and faculty claims of
discrimination, sexual harassment and Whistleblower complaints.
Chico State strives to ensure that all employment practices are conducted in a
non-discriminatory manner that ensures fair and equitable treatment for all
applicants, staff, and faculty. The Director of Employment Practices and Dispute
Resolution may be reached at (530) 898-4666. The Director of Student Judicial
Affairs is the contact for similar student complaints and may be reached at (530)
898-6897.
The Assistive Device/Workplace Personal Assistance Program receives a limited
amount of funding each fiscal year to pay for reasonable accommodations for
employees who have qualifying disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1990, and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (California
Government Code § 12926-12928, 12940, 19230).
- Assistive Device Program
2009/10 Application for Funds - Questions regarding the accommodation process
may be directed to Staff HR Management at (530) 898-4666
Before requesting Assistive Device funds, managers and employees should review the
campus procedures outlined in CSU, Chico Procedures for Processing Requests for
Accommodations. For a more comprehensive discussion of campus procedures, managers
and employees should review the CSU, Chico Handbook for Processing Accommodation
Requests from Individuals with Disabilities (currently under construction). Both
documents are available at:
Questions regarding the accommodation process
may be directed to Staff HR Management at (530) 898-4666.
Illegal Discrimination and
Harassment
(based on race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status,
pregnancy, age, disability, medical condition, and covered veteran status.)
The Director of Employment Practices and Dispute Resolution is the designated
on-campus contact for staff and faculty complaints or questions concerning
illegal discrimination. The Director of Employment Practices and Dispute Resolution
may be reached at (530) 898-4666.
The Bureau of State Audits (BSA), investigates:
- Illegal acts like theft, fraud, or conflicts of
interest by state employees
- Misuse or abuse of state property or time by state
employees
- Gross misconduct, incompetence, or inefficiency by
state employees
To report the improper activities of state agencies or
employees, employees or applicants for employment may
contact the Bureau of State Audits by calling the California
Whistleblower Hotline -1 (800) 952-5665 or mail a written
complaint to:
Investigations
Bureau of State Audits
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
http://www.bsa.ca.gov/bsa/hotline/filecomp.html
While employees and applicants for employment may call
the BSA Hotline, they may also make a protected disclosure
regarding whistleblowing or retaliation to
Gail Brooks, Interim Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
(562) 951-4425
or to the on-campus administrator appointed by the
President to receive such disclosures,
The Director of Employment Practices and Dispute Resolution
Kendall Hall 118
(530) 898-4666
Please contact the Labor Relations & Employment Practices Coordinator at (530) 898-4666 for assistance.
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