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Alternative Dispute Resolution in the NRC's Equal Employment Opportunity Program

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) offers alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to NRC employees and applicants for employment, as a means of resolving complaints related to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and employment discrimination. As such, the ADR program supplements (rather than replacing) the NRC's formal Employment Discrimination Complaint Process.

In this context, employees may request ADR during the pre-complaint stage and/or the formal complaint stage of the discrimination complaint process. When ADR is requested, the NRC uses mediation (provided by contractors) as the primary means of resolving the dispute.

The NRC's ADR Program is administered by the agency's Office of Small Business and Civil Rights (SBCR), with the Civil Rights Program Manager serving as an ADR Coordinator. The ADR program is available to all NRC employees and applicants for employment with the NRC (hereinafter referred to as employees).

For more information regarding the NRC's ADR program, see the Discrimination Complaint Process pamphlet and the following related topics:

Formal Complaint Stage

Questions regarding ADR in the agency's EEO Program should be directed to Lori Suto-Goldsby, Civil Rights Program Manager (301-415-0590 or TDD/301-415-5244), in the NRC's Office of Small Business and Civil Rights (SBCR), or by email to EEO Programs.