Our analysis found that, while about 19% of complaints are filed within a month, the median time from the notice of conciliation failure to filing of a complaint is 91 days. Read the full post on Seyfarth Shaw’s Workplace Class Action Blog: http://bit.ly/2qMaveQ

1. Which EEOC district offices tend to wait
the least to file suit?
How Long Until a Complaint is Filed?
Time spent waiting to file suit
In most cases, the complaint is filed in 4 months
or less - sometimes faster.
After that, the time frames become more variable.
For 19%,
a complaint
is filed in
1 month
or less.
For 35%,
a complaint
is filed in
2 months
or less.
For 50%,
a complaint
is filed in
3 months
or less.
For 62%,
a complaint
is filed in
4 months
or less.
1 Month or Less
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
19%
3 Months or Less
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
50%
2 Months or Less
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
35%
4 Months or Less
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
62%
Shortest Time
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
25 26 27 28 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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Longest Time
S M T W T F S
1,0821,076 1,077 1,078 1,079 1,080 1,081
1,048 1,049 1,050 1,051 1,052 1,053 1,054
1,055 1,056 1,057 1,058 1,059 1,060 1,061
1,062 1,063 1,064 1,065 1,066 1,067 1,068
1,069 1,070 1,071 1,072 1,073 1,074 1,075
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Which EEOC district offices tend to wait
the longest to file suit?
Birmingham
Chicago
Dallas
Indianapolis
Memphis
Kansas City
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
1 DAY
The shortest time in our
analysis (this occurred in
just one case)
1,082 DAYS
The longest time
Phoenix
St. Louis
EEOC has issued notice that conciliation
has failed. The common assumption has
been that it’s a race to the court house
from that point, but the facts don’t bear
that out.
The median time from the
notice of conciliation failure
to complaint is 91 days.
S M T W T F S
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
S M T W T F S
29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
S M T W T F S
27 28 29 30 30
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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