The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
B. Redelegation of Litigation Authority
to the Regional Attorneys
1. Scope of Redelegation
The General Counsel has redelegated authority to Regional
Attorneys to file and settle direct suits raising claims under
Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, and the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act that meet the following criteria:
- projected costs of litigation through trial are less than
$50,000;
- relief is sought for fewer than 20 individuals, including
charging parties and other individuals who have been identified
or are expected to be identified as victims of
discrimination;
- the case does not fall within any of the categories of
cases identified in the NEP over which the Commission has
retained sole authority to approve litigation.
Prior to filing suit under their redelegated authority,
Regional Attorneys must comply with the notice of intent
procedures described in subsection C. below.
2. Limits of Redelegation
The following categories of cases, although delegated to the
General Counsel under the NEP, are not redelegated to the
Regional Attorneys and must be submitted to the Office of General
Counsel for a litigation determination by the General
Counsel:
- all interventions;
- all cases raising a claim under the Americans with
Disabilities Act;
- cases in which the projected costs of litigation through
trial equal or exceed $50,000;
- cases seeking relief for 20 or more individuals, regardless
of projected costs.
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