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.