[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: 29CFR1601.20]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1601--PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices
 
Sec. 1601.20  Negotiated settlement.

    (a) Prior to the issuance of a determination as to reasonable cause 
the Commission may encourage the parties to settle the charge on terms 
that are mutually agreeable. District Directors, Area Directors, Local 
Directors, the Program Director, Office of Program Operations, Director 
of Systemic Programs, Office of Program Operations, or Directors, Field 
Management Programs, Office of Program Operations, or their designees, 
shall have the authority to sign any settlement agreement which is 
agreeable to both parties. When the Commission agrees in any negotiated 
settlement not to process that charge further, the Commission's 
agreement shall be in consideration for the promises made by theother 
parties to the agreement. Such an agreement shall not affect the 
processing of any other charge, including, but not limited to, a 
Commissioner charge or a charge, the allegations of which are like or 
related to the individual allegations settled.
    (b) In the alternative, the Commission may facilitate a settlement 
between the person claiming to be aggrieved and the respondent by 
permitting withdrawal of the charge pursuant to Sec. 1601.10.

[44 FR 4669, Jan. 23, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 46275, Oct. 18, 1982; 49 
FR 13024, Apr. 2, 1984; 49 FR 13874, Apr. 9, 1984; 54 FR 32061, Aug. 4, 
1989]