[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1601.15]

[Page 145]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1601--PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices
 
Sec. 1601.15  Investigative authority.

    (a) The investigation of a charge shall be made by the Commission, 
its investigators, or any other representative designated by the 
Commission. During the course of such investigation, the Commission may 
utilize the services of State and local agencies which are charged with 
the administration of fair employment practice laws or appropriate 
Federal agencies, and may utilize the information gathered by such 
authorities or agencies. As part of each investigation, the Commission 
will accept any statement of position or evidence with respect to the 
allegations of the charge which the person claiming to be aggrieved, the 
person making the charge on behalf of such person, if any, or the 
respondent wishes to submit.
    (b) As part of the Commission's investigation, the Commission may 
require the person claiming to be aggrieved to provide a statement which 
includes:
    (1) A statement of each specific harm that the person has suffered 
and the date on which each harm occurred;
    (2) For each harm, a statement specifying the act, policy or 
practice which is alleged to be unlawful;
    (3) For each act, policy, or practice alleged to have harmed the 
person claiming to be aggrieved, a statement of the facts which lead the 
person claiming to be aggrieved to believe that the act, policy or 
practice is discriminatory.
    (c) The Commission may require a fact-finding conference with the 
parties prior to a determination on a charge of discrimination. The 
conference is primarily an investigative forum intended to define the 
issues, to determine which elements are undisputed, to resolve those 
issues that can be resolved and to ascertain whether there is a basis 
for negotiated settlement of the charge.
    (d) The Commission's authority to investigate a charge is not 
limited to the procedures outlined in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of 
this section.