10 CFR § 1040.89-8 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

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title: "10 CFR § 1040.89-8 - Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1040.89-8"
section_name: "Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1040"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681-1686; 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-7, 3601-3631, 5891, 6101-6107, 7101"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 40515, June 13, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1040.89-8 Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.

A recipient may not engage in acts of intimidation or retaliation against any person who:

(a) Attempts to assert a right protected by the Act or these regulations; or

(b) Cooperates in any mediation, investigation, hearing, or other part of DOE's investigation, conciliation, and enforcement process.