Jeffrey H. Leib – Attorney: Comments Pursuant to Changes in Procedural Regulations – October 6, 2003

Dear Mr. Thompson:

This letter is written in response to the Proposed Changes in the procedural Regulations of the Office of Compliance published in the Congressional Record September 4 .2003.

Test The proposed changes to Section 203(m) fails to address the factual circumstances resulting from the refusal of the Architect of the Capitol and/or subordinate employees to respond to “gricvanees” in accordance with L he requirements of the Archite cL of the Capitol’s Personnel Munual Chapter 771 – Grievance Policy. In said situation an employee’s “wrievance’ is placed in a “non- determinative” status which itself is a discriminatory and/or retaliatory action depending upon the circumstances of the gricvance, The proposed change does not a ddress this factual situation which places an employee and the Office of Compliance in a state of limbo. Morcover, this “non- determinative” status jeopardizes an employee’s rights by presenting

Test The proposed changes to Section 5,93 docs not ind ieate with clarity that “Summary Judgments” are fu nal decisions and that said final decisions are appealable to the Board af Directors.

Thank you

Respectrully submitted.

Jeffrey H. Leib