[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1601.24]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1601_PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B_Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices
 
Sec. 1601.24  Conciliation: Procedure and authority.

    (a) Where the Commission determines that there is reasonable cause 
to believe that an unlawful employment practice has occurred or is 
occurring, the Commission shall endeavor to eliminate such practice by 
informal methods of conference, conciliation and persuasion. In 
conciliating a case in which a determination of reasonable cause has 
been made, the Commission shall attempt to achieve a just resolution of 
all violations found and to obtain agreement that the respondent will 
eliminate the unlawful employment practice and provide appropriate 
affirmative relief. Where such conciliation attempts are successful, the 
terms of the conciliation agreement shall be reduced to writing and 
shall be signed by the Commission's designated representative and the 
parties. A copy of the signed agreement shall be sent to the respondent 
and the person claiming to be aggrieved. Where a charge has been filed 
on behalf of a person claiming to be aggrieved, the conciliation 
agreement may be signed by the person filing the charge or by the person 
on whose behalf the charge was filed.
    (b) District Directors; the Director of the Office of Field Programs 
or the Director of Field Management Programs; or their designees are 
hereby delegated authority to enter into informal conciliation efforts. 
District Directors or upon delegation, Field Directors, Area Directors, 
or Local Directors; the Director of the Office of Field Programs; or the 
Director of Field Management Programs are hereby delegated the authority 
to negotiate and sign conciliation agreements. When a suit brought by 
the Commission is in litigation, the General Counsel is hereby delegated 
the authority to negotiate and sign conciliation agreements where, 
pursuant to section 706(f)(1) of title VII, a court has stayed 
processings in the case pending further efforts of the Commission to 
obtain voluntary compliance.
    (c) Proof of compliance with title VII or the ADA in accordance with 
the terms of the agreement shall be obtained by the Commission before 
the case is closed. In those instances in which a person claiming to be 
aggrieved or a member of the class claimed to be aggrieved by the 
practices alleged in the charge is not a party to such an agreement, the 
agreement shall not extinguish or in any way prejudice the rights of 
such person to proceed in court under section 706(f)(1) of title VII or 
the ADA.

[42 FR 55388, Oct. 14, 1977, as amended at 48 FR 19165, Apr. 28, 1983; 
49 FR 13024, Apr. 2, 1984; 49 FR 13874, Apr. 9, 1984; 52 FR 26959, July 
17, 1987; 54 FR 32061, Aug. 4, 1989; 56 FR 9624, 9625, Mar. 7, 1991; 71 
FR 26828, May 9, 2006]