Section 320.210  Contents and Time Limit for Filing

a)         A complaint shall be in such detail as to substantially apprise the parties of          the dates, place and facts with respect to the alleged violation of the Act.  Each complaint shall contain the following information:

1)         the full name and address of the complainant;

2)         the full name and address of each respondent;

3)         a statement of the facts alleged to constitute a violation under the Act, including the dates and place of the alleged violation;

4)         a statement of each specific harm the complainant has suffered as a consequence of the alleged violation;

5)         complainant’s signature, including date of signing; and

6)         a statement as to any other action, civil or criminal, instituted in any other forum, and as to any pending administrative proceeding based on the same violation as alleged in the complaint, together with a statement as to the status or disposition of the other action.

b)         All complaints and amendments shall be delivered by U.S. mail or personal delivery to the Department’s Chicago office within 180 calendar days from the date the employee learned of the alleged violation of the Act.  The complaint shall be deemed filed as of the date of the post-mark or as it is date stamped as received by the Department.