Does a complainant have a right to a hearing on his charges?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mahdavi v. Fair Employment Practice Com., 136 Cal.Rptr. 421, 67 Cal.App.3d 326 (Cal. App. 1977):
The complainant does not have a right to a hearing on his charges; 'the allegations in a complaint serve no purpose other than to get an investigation in motion.' (Marshall v. Fair Employment Practice Com. (1971) 21 Cal.App.3d 680, 684, 98 Cal.Rptr. 698, 701.)
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