# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 5. Employee Rights and Protections

### Subtitle 2. Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government

#### Section 5-210

(a) A complainant may be represented during the complaint process by any person the complainant chooses.

(b)

  (1) If a complainant fails to appeal a decision in accordance with this subtitle, the complainant is considered to have accepted the decision.

  (2) A failure to decide a complaint in accordance with this subtitle is considered a denial from which an appeal may be made.

(c) Each party shall make every effort to resolve a complaint at the lowest level possible.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)