Authorities Cited: Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.105(a)(1) 29 C.F.R. § 1614.106(a) 29 C.F.R. § 1614.407(d) Supreme Court 524 U.S. 742, 761 Circuit Courts 614 F.2d 415, 417-418 796 F.2d 1369, 1372-1378 829 F.2d 1563 916 F.2d 245, 249 9 F.3d 1478, 1479 30 F.3d 1350, 1361 141 F.3d 1453, 1454 186 F.3d 1322, 1326 201 F.3d 178 222 F.3d 886, 888 234 F.3d 501, 512 245 F.3d 1232, 1241 269 F.3d 1316, 1319 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)