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Appeal Process- DAS/EOD EEO Final Order

Pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code Section 123:1-49-36, Disposition of Appeal by the Equal Opportunity Division (EOD) and the authority granted to this office by Executive Order 99-25T, the EOD shall upon appeal, review the complaint file and all relevant written information made to the Division. The EOD may remand a complaint to the agency for further investigation or rehearing if it considers that action is necessary. Any further investigation or rehearing resulting from a remand from the EOD shall be conducted according to the same rules as applied to the original investigation and hearing. There is no right of a hearing before the EOD. The EOD shall issue a written decision setting forth its reasons for the decision and shall send copies thereof to the complainant, his or her designated representative, and the agency. When a corrective action is ordered, the agency shall promptly report to the EOD that corrective action has been taken. The decision of the EOD is final, but shall contain a notice of the right to file a charge affidavit with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission in accordance with Chapter 4112 of the Ohio Revised Code, and with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.