10 CFR 708.7
§ 708.7 Filing a complaint based on retaliation for refusal to participate.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
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- 10 CFR 708.7, § 708.7 Filing a complaint based on retaliation for refusal to participate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/40337
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Full text
An employee may file a complaint for retaliation for refusing to participate in an activity, policy, or practice only if:
(a) Before refusing to participate in the activity, policy, or practice, the employee asked the employer to correct the violation or remove the danger, and the employer refused to take such action; and
(b) By the 30th day after the refusal to participate, the employee reported the violation or dangerous activity, policy, or practice to a DOE official, a member of Congress, another government official with responsibility for the oversight of the conduct of operations at the DOE site, his employer, or any higher tier contractor, and stated his reasons for refusing to participate.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.