1VAC45-20-30: Complaints by or on behalf of persons claiming to be aggrieved

A. The division shall receive information concerning alleged violations of the Act from any person. Where the information discloses that a person is entitled to file a complaint with the division, the division shall render assistance in the filing and perfecting of a complaint.

B. A complaint on behalf of a person claiming to be aggrieved may be made by any person, agency, or organization; however, the complaint shall be made in writing and shall be verified. The written complaint need not identify by name the person on whose behalf it is made. The person making the complaint, however, shall provide the division orally with the name, address, and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the complaint is made. During the division's investigation, the director shall verify the complaint with the person on whose behalf the complaint is made. The division may reveal the identity of complainants to federal, state, or local agencies that have agreed to keep such information confidential.

C. The complainant shall provide the division with notice of any change in address and with notice of any prolonged absence from his current address.

D. A complaint shall be filed with the division not later than 180 days from the day upon which the alleged discriminatory practice occurred.

E. A complaint alleging a violation of federal statutes governing discrimination in employment that also falls under the jurisdiction of the Act shall be filed with the division not later than 300 days from the day upon which the alleged discriminatory practice occurred.