29 C.F.R. § 1601.29
Referral to the Attorney General
If the Commission is unable to obtain voluntary compliance in a charge involving a government, governmental agency or political subdivision, it shall inform the Attorney General of the appropriate facts in the case with recommendations for the institution of a civil action by him or her against such respondent or for intervention by him or her in a civil action previously instituted by the person claiming to be aggrieved.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc., 444 F.2d 1194 (7th Cir. 1971).
Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc., 444 F.2d 1194 (7th Cir. 1971). “See 29 CFR §§ 1601.29 , 1601.30. Significantly, the document referred to in United’s affidavit lacked the letterhead of the Commission and did not reveal the addressee.”
Thayer v. Washington Cnty. Sch. Bd., 949 F. Supp. 445 (W.D. Va. 1996). “§ 2000e-5(f)(1) (1988); 29 C.F.R. § 1601.29 (e)(1) (1996). 3 . 42 U.”
U.S. Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Am. Fed'n of Teachers, Local 571, 761 F. Supp. 536 (N.D. Ill. 1991). “29 C.F.R. § 1601.29 . This intention is also manifested elsewhere in Title VII: The Commission shall have the power .”
Thakral v. Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-00563 (D. Haw. Mar. 9, 2020). “See Section 2000e-5(f)(1); 29 C.F.R. 1601.29 (referral to DOJ); 29 C.”
Rajapakse, No. 3:25-cv-00188 (M.D. Tenn. Jan. 16, 2026). “§ 2000e-5(f)(1); see 29 C.F.R. § 1601.29 . If no civil action is brought by the Attorney General within 180 days of the charge filing, the Attorney General “shall so notify the person aggrieved and within ninety days after the giving of such notice a civil action may be brought…”
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