10 CFR § 708.27 - The Administrative Judge may not require that the parties participate in alternative dispute resolution.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s708.27"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 708.27 - The Administrative Judge may not require that the parties participate in alternative dispute resolution."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "708.27"
section_name: "The Administrative Judge may not require that the parties participate in alternative dispute resolution."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "708"
part_name: "DOE CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(c), 2201(i), and 2201(p); 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42 U.S.C. 7251, 7254, 7255, and 7256; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 37757, Aug. 2, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "708"
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# 708.27 The Administrative Judge may not require that the parties participate in alternative dispute resolution.

The Administrative Judge may recommend, but may not require, that the parties attempt to resolve the complaint through alternative dispute resolution. Within 5 days of appointment, the Administrative Judge will make the contact information for the DOE's Alternative Dispute Resolution Office available to the parties.