Can a Title VII complainant file an action prior to receiving her right to sue letter?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Edwards v. Occidental Chemical Corp., 892 F.2d 1442 (9th Cir. 1990):
1 A Title VII complainant may file an action prior to receiving her right to sue letter, provided there is not evidence showing that the premature filing precluded the state from performing its administrative duties or that the defendant was prejudiced by such filing. Wrighten v. Metropolitan Hospitals, Inc., 726 F.2d 1346, 1351 (9th Cir.1984). There is no such evidence in this case.
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