29 C.F.R. § 1601.34

Rules to be liberally construed

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These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of title VII, the ADA, GINA, and the PWFA.

[44 FR 4670, Jan. 23, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 56 FR 9624, 9625, Mar. 7, 1991; 74 FR 63983, Dec. 7, 2009; 89 FR 11169, Feb. 14, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1981–2010 · leading case: Judy Scheidemantle v. Slippery Rock Univ. State Sys. of Higher Educ., 470 F.3d 535 (3rd Cir. 2006).
Judy Scheidemantle v. Slippery Rock Univ. State Sys. of Higher Educ., 470 F.3d 535 (3rd Cir. 2006). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.34 (“These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of Title VII ____”); see also Slagle, 435 F.”
Bonham v. Regions Mortg., Inc., 129 F. Supp. 2d 1315 (M.D. Ala. 2001). “Although the letter alleged gender discrimination, it also explicitly referred to the fact that Bonham had been employed with the company for more than 21 years while those who were receiving promotions were of a newer clique with much less experience.”
Green v. Burger King Corp., 728 So. 2d 369 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). “Similarly, the Florida Civil Rights Act expressly provides that the Act "shall be liberally construed to further the general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.”
Davis v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp., 733 F. Supp. 2d 474 (D. Del. 2010). “Application of Title VII requires a broad interpretation, 29 C.F.R. § 1601.34 (“These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of Title VII .”
Bronze Shields, Inc. v. New Jersey Dep't of Civil Serv., 667 F.2d 1074 (3rd Cir. 1981). “29 C.F.R. § 1601.34 (1980) provides that the “rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of Title VII.”
Dickey v. Greene, 710 F.2d 1003 (4th Cir. 1983). “See also 29 C.F.R. § 1601.34 (1982) (“These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of Title VII.”
Riley v. Delaware River & Bay Auth., 661 F. Supp. 2d 456 (D. Del. 2009). “; see also 29 C.F.R. 1601.34 ("These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and provisions of Title VII.”
Shin v. Shalala, Sec (4th Cir. 2000). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.34 (1999). Nothing in the regulations precludes an Informal Counseling Report from operating as a formal complaint if the requirements of 29 C.”
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