[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: 10CFR708.7]

[Page 332]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 708_DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 708.7  What must an employee do before filing a complaint based 
on retaliation for refusal to participate?

    You 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, you asked your employer to correct the violation or remove the 
danger, and your employer refused to take such action; and
    (b) By the 30th day after you refused to participate, you 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, your employer, or any higher tier contractor, and stated your 
reasons for refusing to participate.