Requirements for the form and content of a complaint.

§ 708.13 Requirements for the form and content of a complaint. A complaint does not need to be in any specific form but must be signed by the employee and contain the following: (a) A statement specifically describing (1) The alleged retaliation taken against the employee and (2) The disclosure, participation, or refusal covered under § 708.5 that the employee believes gave rise to the retaliation; (b) A statement that the complainant is not currently pursuing a remedy under State or other applicable law, as described in § 708.16 of this subpart; (c) A statement that all of the facts that the complainant has included in his complaint are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief; and (d) An affirmation, as described in § 708.14 of this subpart, that the complainant has exhausted all applicable grievance or arbitration procedures.