{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-708.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 708.13","heading":"Requirements for the form and content of a complaint.","body":"A complaint does not need to be in any specific form but must be signed by the employee and contain the following:\n(a) A statement specifically describing\n(1) The alleged retaliation taken against the employee and\n(2) The disclosure, participation, or refusal covered under § 708.5 that the employee believes gave rise to the retaliation;\n(b) 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;\n(c) 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\n(d) An affirmation, as described in § 708.14 of this subpart, that the complainant has exhausted all applicable grievance or arbitration procedures.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","PART 708—DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM","Subpart B—Employee Complaint Resolution Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"e38853bd13fd4a5ca8b7b800eaf1dfa0bc31a2c4b61eaf89c1498dbe59944f1f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-708.12","next":"us/10-cfr-708.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}