§ 708.13 - What must an employee do to show that all grievance-arbitration procedures have been exhausted?

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To show that you have exhausted all applicable grievance-arbitration procedures, you must:

State that all available opportunities for resolution through an applicable grievance-arbitration procedure have been exhausted, and provide the date on which the grievance-arbitration procedure was terminated and the reasons for termination; or

State that you filed a grievance under applicable grievance-arbitration procedures, but more than 150 days have passed and a final decision on it has not been issued, and provide the date that you filed your grievance; or

State that your employer has established no grievance-arbitration procedures.

If you do not provide the information specified in § 708.13(a), your complaint may be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as provided in § 708.17 of this subpart.