Grambling State University (GSU) is committed to its policy to comply with state and federal laws providing for equal employment opportunity, equal education opportunity and affirmative action without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit factors. If you feel that you have been discriminated against please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Wage & Salary Office at (318) 274-6118 or send an email to Bradleym@gram.edu.
The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Wage & Salary Office investigates and responds to employee grievances, sexual harassment allegations and alleged violations of EEOC Laws. You may reference your employee handbook for more information on the grievance procedure. Any organization may have conditions that lead to dissatisfaction and misunderstanding among employees. When employees believe they have been treated unfairly their attitude and their work may be affected. Through the grievance procedure, the University has provided a means to address these problems so employee morale and efficiency may be maintained at the highest-level possible.
Applicability as to Jurisdiction
A grievance procedure is a method of determining the specific cause for a grievance, and finding the best way to resolve it. Such a procedure is intended for,use when a dissatisfaction arises in a day-to-day relationship between employees or between an employee and his supervisor(s).
General Provisions for Employees
The President or his designee's decision shall be final in all cases properly subject to processing through this grievance procedure at the University. An employee must exhaust all administrative procedures at the University level before an appeal can be made to the ULS/Board.
Any employee who takes reprisal action of any kind against any employee who makes use of this grievance procedure shall be subject to administrative disciplinary action.
If a grievance hearing is conducted under this procedure, the party against whom the grievance compliant is made shall have the right to appear and testify at the hearing.
The decision to utilize this grievance procedure shall be the voluntary decision of the individual employee.
If an unclassified employee files a grievance to the Board, the Board may grant the grievant a hearing, if same determines it is warranted. If so, a fixed time for each party to present their case and all arguments will be provided by the Board.
It is not the intention of the Board to confer upon University employees any additional rights of substantive or procedural due process not mandated by law.
