§708.13. Requirements for the form and content of a complaint.
10 C.F.R. § 708.13
A complaint does not need to be in any specific form but must be signed by the employee and contain the following:
A statement specifically describing
The alleged retaliation taken against the employee and
The disclosure, participation, or refusal covered under § 708.5 that the employee believes gave rise to the retaliation;
A statement that the complainant is not currently pursuing a remedy under State or other applicable law, as described in § 708.16 of this subpart;
A statement that all of the facts that the complainant has included in his complaint are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief; and
An affirmation, as described in § 708.14 of this subpart, that the complainant has exhausted all applicable grievance or arbitration procedures.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(c), 2201(i), and 2201(p); 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42 U.S.C. 7251, 7254, 7255, and 7256; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
Source
Source: 84 FR 37757, Aug. 2, 2019, unless otherwise noted.