29 C.F.R. § 1601.7

Charges by or on behalf of persons claiming to be aggrieved

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(a) A charge that any person has engaged in or is engaging in an unlawful employment practice within the meaning of title VII, the ADA, GINA, or the PWFA may be made by or on behalf of any person claiming to be aggrieved. A charge on behalf of a person claiming to be aggrieved may be made by any person, agency, or organization. The written charge need not identify by name the person on whose behalf it is made. The person making the charge, however, must provide the Commission with the name and contact information of the person on whose behalf the charge is made During the Commission investigation, Commission personnel shall verify the authorization of such charge by the person on whose behalf the charge is made. Any such person may request that the Commission shall keep his or her identity confidential. However, such request for confidentiality shall not prevent the Commission from disclosing the identity to Federal, State or local agencies that have agreed to keep such information confidential. If this condition is violated by a recipient agency, the Commission may decline to honor subsequent requests for such information.

(b) The person claiming to be aggrieved has the responsibility to provide the Commission with notice of any change in contact information so that the Commission may communicate with him or her during the Commission's consideration of the charge.

[42 FR 55388, Oct. 14, 1977, as amended at 56 FR 9624, Mar. 7, 1991; 74 FR 63982, Dec. 7, 2009; 85 FR 65217, Oct. 15, 2020; 89 FR 11169, Feb. 14, 2024]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 91 cases (21 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: Stan Laber v. Francis J. Harvey, Sec'y of the Army, 438 F.3d 404 (4th Cir. 2006).

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Stan Laber v. Francis J. Harvey, Sec'y of the Army, 438 F.3d 404 (4th Cir. 2006). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (2004). The EEOC investigates the complaint to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe the employee’s allegations.”

Styla Carter v. Hickory Healthcare Inc., 905 F.3d 963 (6th Cir. 2018). · cites it 2× “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (b). Carter's right-to-sue letter carries the date of February 20, 2014.”

Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Shell Oil Co., 466 U.S. 54 (1984). · cites it 2× “; 29 CFR §§ 1601.7 , 1601.11 (1983). Second, when a Commissioner has reason to think that an employer has engaged in a "pattern or practice" of discriminatory conduct, he may file a charge on his own initiative.”

Ernst v. Methodist Hosp., 1 F.4th 333 (5th Cir. 2021). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (a). That charge must “be in writing and signed and .”

Timothy Patton v. Jacobs Eng'g Grp., Inc, e, 874 F.3d 437 (5th Cir. 2017). “29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 . Thus, the questionnaire alone cannot be deemed a charge.”

Arizona Ex Rel Thomas Horne v. the Geo Grp., 816 F.3d 1189 (9th Cir. 2016). “29 C.F.R. §§ 1601.7 , 1601.9, 1601.11; Ariz.”

Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Fed. Express Corp., 558 F.3d 842 (9th Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 2000e-5(b); 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (a). A Commissioner may file a charge when a victim of discrimination is reluctant to file a charge for fear of employer retaliation, see 42 U.”

Ocana v. Am. Furniture Co., 91 P.3d 58 (N.M. 2004). “2d at 1316-17 ; accord 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (b) (1991) (“The person claiming to be aggrieved has the responsibility to provide the Commission with notice of any change in address.”

Loretta Cheek v. W. & S. Life Ins. Co., 31 F.3d 497 (7th Cir. 1994). “§ 2000e-5(b); 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 . Cheek claimed that from September 1989 until May 4, 1990, she had been “constantly intimidated by” her sales manager, Greg Petsovich, and that she had been forced to pay her clients’ insurance premiums, while three male sales representatives…”

Gwendolyn T. Graham-Humphreys, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, 209 F.3d 552 (6th Cir. 2000). “” 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (b). In conformity therewith, the EEOC charge form executed on August 24, 1995 by Graham-Humphreys recited that "I will advise the agencies if I change my address or telephone number and cooperate fully with them in the processing of my charge in accordance…”

Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n, Appellee, v. Univ. of Pittsburgh, Appellant, 643 F.2d 983 (3rd Cir. 1981). · cites it 3× “” 29 C.F.R. 1601.7 (1979). The district court found correctly that the Commission had satisfied the verification requirement in this instance.”

Robert E. Johnson v. United States Postal Serv. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster Gen., 64 F.3d 233 (6th Cir. 1995). · cites it 2× “Johnson maintains that filing change of address forms with the Postal Service is constructive compliance with the notification mandates of 29 C.F.R. § 1601.7 (b) and 5 C.F.R. § 1201.”

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