Subpart A - General Provisions

§ 708.1 - Scope and purpose.

§ 708.2 - Definitions.

§ 708.3 - Complaints covered.

§ 708.4 - Complaints not covered.

§ 708.5 - Protected conduct.

§ 708.6 - Reasonable fear of serious injury.

§ 708.7 - Filing a complaint based on retaliation for refusal to participate.

§ 708.8 - Application to pending cases.

§ 708.9 - How to file complaints or other documents.

§ 708.10 - Informal resolution of complaints.

Subpart B - Employee Complaint Resolution Process

§ 708.11 - Filing a complaint.

§ 708.12 - No expectation of confidentiality.

§ 708.13 - Requirements for the form and content of a complaint.

§ 708.14 - Exhaustion of grievance-arbitration procedures.

§ 708.15 - Time to file a complaint.

§ 708.16 - Duplicative actions under State or other law.

§ 708.17 - Notification of complaints and opportunities to respond.

§ 708.18 - Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or other good cause.

§ 708.19 - Appealing the dismissal of a complaint by the Head of Field Element or EC Director for lack of jurisdiction or other good cause.

§ 708.20 - Review by the Secretary of Energy of a decision on appeal of a dismissal.

Subpart C - Investigation, Hearing, and Decision Process

§ 708.21 - Referral to the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

§ 708.22 - Investigation of complaints.

§ 708.23 - Time to issue a report of investigation.

§ 708.24 - Hearings not required.

§ 708.25 - Appointment of Administrative Judge.

§ 708.26 - Time and location of hearings.

§ 708.27 - The Administrative Judge may not require that the parties participate in alternative dispute resolution.

§ 708.28 - Hearing procedures.

§ 708.29 - Burdens of proof.

§ 708.30 - Timing for issuing an initial agency decision.

§ 708.31 - Procedure for issuing an initial agency decision.

§ 708.32 - Appealing an initial agency decision.

§ 708.33 - Procedure for appeals.

§ 708.34 - Procedure for issuing an appeal decision.

§ 708.35 - Review by the Secretary of Energy of an appeal decision.

§ 708.36 - Remedies.

§ 708.37 - Reimbursement of costs and expenses.

§ 708.38 - Implementation of final agency decision.

§ 708.39 - The Contract Disputes Act.

§ 708.40 - Notice of program requirements.

§ 708.41 - Referral to another agency.

§ 708.42 - Extension of deadlines.

§ 708.43 - Affirmative duty not to retaliate.