Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: 8f1fc296-0155-4b7c-908b-89f055388bd3
Document Type: cfr
Title: Employee protection.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.7
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Section ID: 50.7
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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articipation. ( 3 ) This section has no application to any employee alleging discrimination prohibited by this section who, acting without direction from his or her employer (or the employer's agent), deliberately causes a violation of any requirement of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. ( b ) Any employee who believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person for engaging in protected activities specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section may seek a remedy for the discharge or discrimination through an administrative proceeding in the Department of Labor. The administrative proceeding must be initiated within 180 days after an alleged violation occurs. The employee may do this by filing a complaint alleging the violation with the Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The Department of Labor may order reinstatement, back pay, and compensatory damages. ( c ) A violation of paragraph (a) , (e) , or (f) of this section by a Commission licensee, an applicant for a Commission license, or a contractor or subcontractor of a Commission licensee or applicant may be grounds for— ( 1 ) Denial, revocation, or suspension of the license. ( 2 ) Imposition of a civil penalty on the licensee, applicant, or a contractor or subcontractor of the licensee or applicant. ( 3 ) Other enforcement action. ( d ) Actions taken by an employer, or others, which adversely affect an employee may be predicated upon nondiscriminatory grounds. The prohibition applies when the adverse action occurs because the employee has engaged in protected activities. An employee's engagement in protected activities does not automatically render him or her immune from discharge or discipline for legitimate reasons or from adverse action dictated by nonprohibited considerations. ( e ) ( 1 ) Each licensee and each applicant for a license shall prominently post the