If you’re filing a lawsuit under Title VII, you must first file a complaint on discrimination with the EEOC. Generally, you must file that complainant within 180 days of the discriminatory act. Now, depending on what state you live in, that deadline may be extended 300 days. These are the deadlines that are applied if you are in private sector, working for a corporation or a company.
If, instead, you work for the Federal government, you have 45 days from the discriminatory act to contact your agency’s EEO Council and to file a complaint through that process. The best way to find out about these various deadlines is to visit the EEOC’s website. They, in fact, have an assessment center that will walk you through your particular situation and tell you the deadline that applies.
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Hiring a proven and effective advocate is critical to obtaining the maximum recovery in an employment discrimination case. Eric Bachman, Chair of the Firm’s Discrimination Practice, has substantial experience litigating precedent-setting individual and class action discrimination cases. His wins include a $100 million settlement in a disparate impact Title VII class action and a $16 million class action settlement against a major grocery chain. As Special Litigation Counsel in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and as lead or co-counsel in numerous jury trials, Bachman is a litigator ready to fight for you to obtain the relief that you deserve.
Bachman writes frequently on employment discrimination issues at the Glass Ceiling Discrimination Blog and has been quoted in national media about discrimination cases. U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have named Zuckerman Law a Tier 1 firm in Litigation – Labor and Employment in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Contact us today to find out how we can help you. To schedule a preliminary consultation, click here or call us at (202) 769-1681.
