EEOC Public Portal User's Guide Volume 5: Charge Closure Chapter 1 CHARGE CLOSED 90 DAYS OR LESS
1.0 | CHARGE CLOSED 90 DAYS OR LESS
Once a charge has been closed, you may still view the information and documents associated with your charge in the EEOC Public Portal for up to 90 days after the EEOC closes it. If your charge has been closed for less than 90 days, when you login to the EEOC Public Portal and select the charge number the following message displays on the My Charge page:
Your Charge is Closed
You may view information and documents about this charge for up to 90 days after your receipt of the Notice of Right to Sue from the EEOC. If you have not already saved copies of the documents about this charge, be sure to download and save them as soon as possible.
EEOC Public Portal User’s Guide Vol 5 – Charge Closure August 4, 2023
1.1 | NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUE
If a NRTS was sent, the “Notice of Right to Sue – Important Time Limit” message will display below the closure message:
Notice of Right to Sue – Important Time Limit
If you choose to file a lawsuit against the respondent(s) named in your charge, you must file a complaint in courtwithin 90 days of the date you received the Notice of Right to Sue. If you fail to file within the 90-day period, your right to sue on the charge will be lost and cannot be restored by EEOC. For more information about this time limit and filing a lawsuit, refer to enclosure that was provided with your Closure Notice/NRTS.
You will also receive an automated email as shown below. It is important that you download the ‘Closure Notice/NRTS’ document within 7 days of receiving the email.
EEOC Public Portal User’s Guide Vol 5 – Charge Closure August 4, 2023
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You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to examine one of these passages in order to protect yourself from organizations that have discriminated against you. Please stay vigilant, though, because you might encounter severe pitfalls along the way (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.