Rynek pracy i bezpieczeństwo · 12/02/1997

Expanded Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Programs Administered by the Department of Labor

This notice amends the Department of Labor's interim policy on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), originally published on February 28, 1992 (57 FR 7292), and revised on June 26, 1992 (57 FR 28701). The Department of Labor (DOL) is interested in expanding the voluntary use of ADR in programs administered by the Department. Accordingly, the Department seeks public comment on a proposed pilot test of voluntary mediation and/or arbitration in six categories of cases: Discrimination cases arising under Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act; environmental ``whistleblower'' cases arising under the employee-protection provisions of the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Energy Reorganization Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Toxic Substances Control Act; cases arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act; cases arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act; compliance review cases arising under Executive Order 11246; and complaint investigation cases under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assist