§ 708.12 - What information must an employee include in a complaint?

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Your complaint does not need to be in any specific form but must be signed by you and contain the following:

A statement specifically describing

The alleged retaliation taken against you and

The disclosure, participation, or refusal that you believe gave rise to the retaliation;

A statement that you are not currently pursuing a remedy under State or other applicable law, as described in § 708.15 of this subpart;

A statement that all of the facts that you have included in your complaint are true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief; and

An affirmation, as described in § 708.13 of this subpart, that you have exhausted (completed) all applicable grievance or arbitration procedures.