[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR708.16]

[Page 334]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 708_DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B_Employee Complaint Resolution Process
 
Sec. 708.16  Will a contractor or a labor organization that represents 

an employee be notified of an employee's complaint and be given an 
opportunity to respond with information?

    (a) By the 15th day after receiving your complaint, the Head of 
Field Element or EC Director (as applicable) will provide your employer 
a copy of your complaint. Your employer has 10 days from receipt of your 
complaint to submit any comments it wishes to make regarding the 
allegations in the complaint.
    (b) If you are part of a bargaining unit represented for purposes of 
collective bargaining by a labor organization, the Head of Field Element 
or EC Director (as applicable) will provide your representative a copy 
of your complaint by the 15th day after receiving it. The labor 
organization will be advised that it has 10 days from the receipt of 
your complaint to submit any comments it wishes to make regarding the 
allegations in the complaint.