# 10 CFR § 708.4: Complaints not covered

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 CFR § 708.4
- **Heading:** Complaints not covered
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—Energy > CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY > PART 708—DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

An employee of a contractor may not file a complaint against his employer under this part if:
(a) The complaint is based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or other similar basis; or
(b) The complaint involves misconduct that the employee, acting without direction from the employer, deliberately caused, or in which the employee knowingly participated; or
(c) Except as provided in § 708.15(a), the complaint is based on the same facts for which the employee has chosen to pursue a remedy available under:
(1) Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR part 24, “Procedures for the Handling of Discrimination Complaints under Federal Employee Protection Statutes;”
(2) Federal Acquisition Regulations, 48 CFR part 3, “Federal Acquisition Regulation; Whistleblower Protection for Contractor Employees (Ethics);” or
(3) State or other applicable law, including final and binding grievance-arbitration, as described in § 708.16 of subpart B; or
(d) The complaint is based on the same facts in which the employee, in the course of a covered disclosure or participation, improperly disclosed Restricted Data, national security information, or any other classified or sensitive information in violation of any Executive Order, statute, or regulation. This part does not override any provision or requirement of any regulation pertaining to Restricted Data, national security information, or any other classified or sensitive information; or
(e) The complaint deals with “terms and conditions of employment” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, except as provided in § 708.5.

## Nearby sections

- [10 CFR § 708.1 § 708.1 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.1.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.2 § 708.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.2.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.3 § 708.3 Complaints covered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.3.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.4 § 708.4 Complaints not covered.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.4.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.5 § 708.5 Protected conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.5.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.6 § 708.6 Reasonable fear of serious injury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.6.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.7 § 708.7 Filing a complaint based on retaliation for refusal to participate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.7.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.8 § 708.8 Application to pending cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.8.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.9 § 708.9 How to file complaints or other documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.9.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.11 § 708.11 Filing a complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.11.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.12 § 708.12 No expectation of confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.12.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.13 § 708.13 Requirements for the form and content of a complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.13.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.14 § 708.14 Exhaustion of grievance-arbitration procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.14.md)
- [10 CFR § 708.15 § 708.15 Time to file a complaint.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.15.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-10-708.4. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.