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Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator/Agency Official for Employment Discrimination Complaints

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.

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. In that capacity, the ADR Coordinator coordinates all matters associated with the mediation process, including obtaining a mediator and identifying an Agency Official who has the authority to provide technical assistance during mediation and to sign the agreement in the event that the matter is resolved.

The Agency Official is assigned on a case-by-case basis, but is never assigned to a case within his/her supervisory chain or a case that could create a conflict of interest or the appearance thereof. Consistent with the confidentiality of the ADR Program, the Agency Official may consult with any agency office, to the extent necessary to resolve the claim.

The Agency Official and ADR Coordinator may not force a decision or resolution on any party.