An employee may formally appeal the classification of the position to which assigned at any time. Employee may appeal directly to Department of Energy . If dissatisfied with DOE appellate decision, employee may file a subsequent appeal to the OPM . If DOE decision is favorable then the classification appeal is closed. Employee may appeal directly to OPM, bypassing DOE channels.
Supervisors assist in preparing the case file to defend the classification decision.
They are also required to support DOE and OPM final decisions on classification appeals. For specific information on documentation required when submitting a classification appeal to DOE, obtain information from the local HR Office.