6C00 Receipt of Pre-Complaint Inquiry

Whenever any OFCCP field office receives a pre-complaint inquiry by paper, the office must immediately stamp the date of receipt on the inquiry and enter the date and time of receipt into office records. This date will serve as the filing receipt date. The receiving office, if not a regional office, must immediately send the pre-complaint inquiry to the appropriate regional office.

If the regional office receives a pre-complaint inquiry submitted online, CMS automatically creates an electronic file for the inquiry. If the regional office receives a paper pre-complaint inquiry, the intake personnel will create an electronic file in CMS. Investigators responsible for perfection must determine the receipt date and advise the submitter if they have 60 days or fewer to file a formal complaint, in which case the Investigator should advise the submitter to bypass the pre-complaint inquiry process and file a formal complaint.