EEOC Gives Workers Reprieve From Lawsuit Deadlines Due to Virus

A federal worker civil rights agency has temporarily paused closing investigations of workplace discrimination claims in response to the coronavirus crisis, effectively giving workers more time to file lawsuits against employers.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission more than two weeks ago stopped closing investigations of charges filed by workers, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg Law. Once an investigation is closed, the EEOC typically issues a “right-to-sue” letter to a worker, who must file a lawsuit against an employer within 90 days of receiving that notice. By temporarily suspending “the issuance of charge closure documents unless a charging party requests ...