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Dennis Rehmeier (hereinafter referred to as the Complainant) appeals the dismissal of his complaint of retaliation and request for investigation (the Complaint) filed under 10 C.F.R. Part708, the Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor Employee Protection Program. As explained below, the dismissal of the Complaint is affirmed, and the Appeal denied.

This Decision considers an Appeal of an Initial Agency Decision (IAD) issued on January 6, 2011, involving a complaint of retaliation filed by Mary S. Ravage (“Ravage” or “Complainant”) under the Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor Employee Protection Program, 10 C.F.R. Part 708. In her complaint of retaliation (hereinafter “the Complaint”), Ravage alleged that her former employer, Medcor, Inc. (Medcor), retaliated against her for making a protected disclosure under Part 708 regarding an alleged incident where a fellow employee slapped another fellow employee on the arm.

In a letter dated January 18, 2011, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Department of Energy (DOE) dismissed the appeal of Ricky Ladd (hereinafter Mr. Ladd or the complainant)from the dismissal of his complaint of retaliation and request for investigation filed under 10 C.F.R. Part 708, the DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program (Case No. TBU-0112). After reconsidering Mr. Ladd’s appeal in light of additional arguments and information provided by Mr. Ladd, we find that our January 18, 2011, dismissal was appropriate, and that the additional information provided by Mr.

Gennady Ozeryansky (hereinafter referred to as the complainant) appeals the dismissal of his complaint of retaliation and request for investigation filed under 10 C.F.R. Part 708,
the Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor Employee Protection Program. As explained below, the Appeal should be dismissed without prejudice and the matter should be remanded for further processing.

This Initial Agency Decision involves a Complaint of Retaliation filed by Hansford F. Johnson against B&W Pantex LLC (B&W) under the DOE’s Contractor Employee Protection Program and its governing regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 708. The complainant was an employee of B&W, the firm employed by DOE to manage and operate the Pantex Plant, where he was employed as a Program Manager, working as the plant energy manager until he retired on March 24, 2010. Mr.

This Decision concerns a Complaint filed by Colleen Monk (hereinafter referred to as “Ms. Monk” or “the Complainant”) against Washington TRU Solutions, VJ Technologies, and Mobile Characterization Services (hereinafter referred to individually as “WTS,” “VJT,” and “MCS,” respectively, or collectively as “the Respondents”), under the Department of Energy’s (DOE)
Contractor Employee Protection Program regulations found at 10 C.F.R. Part 708. At all times relevant to this proceeding, the Respondents were DOE contractors operating in Los Alamos, New

This Decision will consider a Motion to Dismiss filed by Savannah River Remediation, LLC (“SRR” or “Respondent”), the Management and Operating Contractor for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS), in connection with the pending Complaint of Retaliation filed by Vinod Chudgar (“Complainant” or “the complainant”) against SRR under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Contractor Employee Protection Program and its governing regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 708.

This Decision will consider a Motion to Dismiss filed by Savannah River Remediation, LLC (“SRR” or “Respondent”), the Management and Operating Contractor for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS), in connection with the pending Complaint of Retaliation filed by Vinod Chudgar (“Complainant” or “the complainant”) against SRR under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Contractor Employee Protection Program and its governing regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 708.

This Decision will consider a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Medcor, Inc. (Medcor), a subcontractor providing medical services at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site, in connection with the pending Complaint of Retaliation filed by Mary Ravage against Medcor under the DOE’s Contractor Employee Protection Program and its governing regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 708. The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) assigned the hearing component of Ms. Ravage’s Part 708 Complaint proceeding, Case No. TBH-0102, and Medcor’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Case No. TBZ-0102.

This Decision will consider a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Medcor, Inc. (Medcor), a subcontractor providing medical services at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site, in connection with the pending Complaint of Retaliation filed by Mary Ravage against Medcor under the DOE’s Contractor Employee Protection Program and its governing regulations set forth at 10 C.F.R. Part 708. The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) assigned the hearing component of Ms. Ravage’s Part 708 Complaint proceeding, Case No. TBH-0102, and Medcor’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Case No. TBZ-0102.