Whenever the regional office receives a JS-related complaint and the
appropriate official determines that the nature and scope of the
complaint are such that the time required to exhaust the administrative
procedures at the State level would adversely affect a significant
number of applicants, he/she shall take the complaint and follow up on
the complaint as follows: for a complaint against an employer, the
regional office shall handle the complaint in a manner consistent with
the requirements imposed upon State agencies by Secs. 658.413 and
658.416 of this part. A hearing shall be offered to the parties once the
Regional Administrator makes a determination on the complaint. For a
complaint against a State agency, the regional office shall follow
procedures established at Sec. 658.702(c).