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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 07.01.03.08" title_num="07" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="03" heading="Filing Complaints of Discrimination.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual acting on behalf of a customer or employee of the Department or local department may file a written complaint of any discriminatory events or circumstances prohibited by these regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Complaints concerning employment may be filed with the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Department's Office of Employment and Program Equity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Department of Budget and Management, Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Employee Relations Unit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maryland Commission on Human Relations;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Department or agency with jurisdiction over a program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Complaints concerning the delivery of services may be filed with the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Department's Constituent Services Office;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Department's Office of Employment and Program Equity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>United States Department of Agriculture, Office for Civil Rights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Department or agency with jurisdiction over a program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>