Section 910IAC1-2-4. Complaints filed with other agencies; federal and local findings

   (a) A complaint deferred to the commission by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to federal civil rights laws shall be deemed filed with the commission as of the date it was received by EEOC or HUD, provided the complaint conforms to the requirements of the Indiana Civil Rights Law.

  (b) A complaint filed with a local commission, office, or agency created by the authority of the Indiana Civil Rights Law, shall be deemed a complaint filed with the commission as of the date it was received by the local commission, office, or agency, provided the complaint conforms to the requirements of the Indiana Civil Rights Law.

  (c) The director or deputy director may issue a finding adopting the result reached by EEOC or HUD concerning a complaint that has been filed with one (1) of those federal agencies and with the commission, provided that there is no substantial difference between state and federal law as such laws pertain to the facts at issue in the complaint. A finding of no probable cause issued by the director or deputy director pursuant to this section may be reviewed by the commission pursuant to the same procedures set forth under this article for reviewing findings of no probable cause issued by the director or deputy director in cases investigated by the commission. The only issues subject to review are whether there is a material difference between state and federal law, and whether any such material difference requires additional investigation or the issuance of a finding different from that issued by EEOC or HUD. (Civil Rights Commission; Rule 2, Sec 2.4; filed Mar 29, 1974, 4:16 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1975, p. 197; filed Feb 7, 2000, 3:15 p.m.: 23 IR 1386; readopted filed Oct 25, 2001, 2:15 p.m.: 25 IR 942; readopted filed Oct 29, 2007, 2:55 p.m.: 20071128-IR-910070566RFA; readopted filed Nov 19, 2013, 9:07 a.m.: 20131218-IR-910130454RFA)