Recommendation R1
The Riverside County Civil Grand Jury recommends that HR eliminates the practice in HR surrounding the unofficial “80/20 Rule”. The County should direct the Human Resources Department to immediately discontinue this practice or any similar screening practice that results in complaints being dismissed without investigation. Policy C-25 should be enforced as written. Based on Finding: F-1 and F-2 Financial Impact: None
Jury report: Policy vs Practice: An Investigation into Riverside County’s Workplace Discrimination Procedures · PDF page 16
Permanent linkOfficial response
Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Executive Office and Human Resources
Agency declines implementationWill not discontinue a practice it denies using; promises additional guidance.
Read official response · PDF page 9Pages 9–10 deny the alleged screening practice and describe prospective guidance and training. The refusal is not silently reclassified as an admission or completed corrective action.
- Clarify Policy C-25 guidance and reinforce scope-based complaint handling. Owner: Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Executive Office and Human Resources. Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.