Labour market · 09/02/1998

New Regulations for Handling Discrimination Complaints Under Federal Employee Protection Statutes

The U.S. government has released revised regulations governing whistleblower protections for federal employees, which went into effect on October 24, 1992, as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The new rules establish separate procedures and timeframes for handling discrimination complaints and transfer responsibility for administering these statutes from the Wage and Hour Division to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.