(a) General remedies. If the initial or final agency decision determines that an act of retaliation has occurred, it may order:
- (1) Reinstatement;
- (2) Transfer preference;
- (3) Back pay;
- (4) Reimbursement of the complainant's reasonable costs and expenses, including attorney and expert-witness fees reasonably incurred to prepare for and participate in proceedings leading to the initial or final agency decision; or
- (5) Such other remedies as are deemed necessary to abate the violation and provide the complainant with relief.