Administrative Exhaustion and Statutes of Limitations (Employment Discrimination)

Summary

This practice note covers topics relating to the exhaustion of administrative remedies under the federal employment discrimination laws. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA) require plaintiffs to exhaust administrative remedies generally by seeking relief first with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Notably, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) does not include an exhaustion requirement.