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29 C.F.R. § 1601.3

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(a) For the purposes of this part, the term title VII shall mean title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the term ADA shall mean the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the term GINA shall mean the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; the term PWFA shall mean the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; the terms EEOC or Commission shall mean the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any of its designated representatives; the term Washington Field Office shall mean the Commission's primary non-Headquarters office serving the District of Columbia and Virginia suburban counties and jurisdictions; the term FEP agency shall mean a State or local agency which the Commission has determined satisfies the criteria stated in section 706(c) of title VII; and the term verified shall mean sworn to or affirmed before a notary public, designated representative of the Commission, or other person duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, or supported by an unsworn declaration in writing under penalty of perjury.

(b) For the purposes of this part, the terms file, serve, submit, receive, transmit, present, send, issue, and notify shall include all forms of digital transmission.

(c) The delegations of authority in subpart B of this part are applicable to charges filed pursuant to either section 706 or section 707 of title VII.

[42 FR 55388, Oct. 14, 1977, as amended at 56 FR 9624, Mar. 7, 1991; 71 FR 26827, May 9, 2006; 74 FR 63982, Dec. 7, 2009; 85 FR 65217, Oct. 15, 2020; 89 FR 11169, Feb. 14, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 61 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Williams v. CSX Transportation Co.
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Williams v. CSX Transportation Co. (2011) ca6 · cites it 4× “shall contain such information and be in such form as the [EEOC] requires.”
Gad v. Kansas State University (2015) ca10 · cites it 3× “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 . 1 An EEOC investigator assigned to the case later spoke with Gad regarding her discrimination claims.”
Kathleen Buck v. The Hampton Township School District Lawrence C. Korchnak, Dr (2006) ca3 “9 , and define the term “verified” as “sworn to or affirmed before a notary public, designated representative of the Commission, or other person duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments, or supported by an unsworn declaration in writing under penalty…”
Carol Wilkerson v. Grinnell Corporation (2001) ca11 “” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (a) (2000). At the end of her intake questionnaire, Wilkerson signed the following statement: “I swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the provided information is truthful and correct to the best of my knowledge.”
MacDonald v. Grace Church Seattle (2006) ca9 “respect to which the person aggrieved has initially instituted proceedings with a State or local agency with authority to grant or seek relief from such practice or to institute criminal proceedings with respect thereto upon receiving notice thereof, such charge shall be filed…”
Cobb v. Marshall (2007) almd “” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (a) (2007) (emphasis added).”
Xingzhong Shi v. Trent Montgomery (2017) ca11 “§ 2000e-5(b); 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (a) (2000). The verification requirement is mandatory, and the EEOC is not obligated to inform a claimant of deficiencies in a charge.”
Ramirez v. Bolster & Jeffries Health Care Group, LLC (2017) kywd “” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (a).. Likewise, there is nothing in the record to reflect that Ramirez subsequently took, steps to rectify her failure to verify the charge, and as.”
White v. Mortgage Dynamics, Inc. (2007) mdd “” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (2006). 4 .This correspondence from the EEOC was supplemented by Plaintiff pursuant to the Court’s Order of November, 27, 2007, Docket No.”
Chesnut v. Ethan Allen Retail, Inc. (2013) gand “2001)), or "an unsworn declaration under penalty of peijury,” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 ; see also Wilkerson, 270 F.”
Osei-Bonsu v. Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (1989) nysd · cites it 2× “§ 2000e-5(e), and by EEOC regulations, 29 C.F.R. 1601.3(a)(2). BACKGROUND Plaintiff Osei-Bonsu is a black male and was born in the African country of Ghana.”
Perez Cordero v. Wal-Mart PR, Inc. (2002) prd “(See EEOC Procedural Regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3 (a), § 1601.70, § 1601.”
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— 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3(a) — 3 cases
Stephen James v. Sutliff Saturn Inc (2012) ca3
Tinsley v. First Union National Bank (1998) ca4
77 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1753, 74 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,526 Patricia Willoughby Tinsley v. First Union National Bank (1998) ca1
— 29 C.F.R. § 1601.3(a)(2) — 1 case
Osei-Bonsu v. Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (1989) nysd “§ 2000e-5(e), and by EEOC regulations, 29 C.F.R. 1601.3(a)(2). BACKGROUND Plaintiff Osei-Bonsu is a black male and was born in the African country of Ghana.”
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