Authorities Cited: Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. § 1614.105(a) Supreme Court 403 U.S. 15, 25 411 U.S. 792, 793 523 U.S. 75, 80 524 U.S. 742, 118-765 524 U.S. 775, 118-808 542 U.S. 129, 133 Circuit Courts 875 F.2d 468, 479 913 F.2d 463, 465 973 F.2d 773, 779 32 F.3d 1007, 1012 93 F.3d 752, 754 115 F.3d 1548, 1555 120 F.3d 242, 246 129 F.3d 554, 556 164 F.3d 1361, 1365 188 F.3d 606, 615 195 F.3d 1238, 1245-1254 196 F.3d 1354, 1363 208 F.3d 1290, 1298-1302 212 F.3d 571, 582-587 222 F.3d 886, 889 245 F.3d 1232, 1239 246 F.3d 1305, 1313-1314 276 F.3d 301, 306 277 F.3d 1269, 1278 333 F.3d 27, 35 347 F.3d 1272, 1279-1290 367 F.3d 1238, 1245 400 F.3d 883, 888 434 F.3d 1227, 1234 451 F.3d 777, 787