[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1603.108]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
  PART 1603--PROCEDURES FOR PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER SECTION 321 OF THE GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart A--Administrative Process
 
Sec. 1603.108  Settlement and alternative dispute resolution.

    (a) The parties are at all times free to settle all or part of a 
complaint on

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terms that are mutually agreeable. Any settlement reached shall be in 
writing and signed by both parties and shall identify the allegations 
resolved. A copy of any settlement shall be served on the Commission.
    (b) With the agreement of the parties, the Commission may refer a 
complaint to a neutral mediator or to any other alternative dispute 
resolution process authorized by the Administrative Dispute Resolution 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 571 to 583, or other statute.
    (c) The Commission may use the services of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service, other federal agencies, appropriate professional 
organizations, employees of the Commission and other appropriate sources 
in selecting neutrals for alternative dispute resolution processes.
    (d) The alternative dispute resolution process shall be strictly 
confidential, and no party to a complaint or neutral shall disclose any 
dispute resolution communication or any information provided in 
confidence to the neutral except as provided in 5 U.S.C. 584.