12 CFR § 268.406 - Civil action: title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Rehabilitation Act.

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title: "12 CFR § 268.406 - Civil action: title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Rehabilitation Act."
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section_name: "Civil action: title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Rehabilitation Act."
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part_name: "RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(i), (k) and (1)."
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# 268.406 Civil action: title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Rehabilitation Act.

A complainant who has filed an individual complaint, an agent who has filed a class complaint or a claimant who has filed a claim for individual relief pursuant to a class complaint is authorized under title VII, the ADEA and the Rehabilitation Act to file a civil action in an appropriate United States District Court:

(a) Within 90 days of receipt of the final action on an individual or class complaint if no appeal has been filed;

(b) After 180 days from the date of filing an individual or class complaint if an appeal has not been filed and final action has not been taken;

(c) Within 90 days of receipt of the Commission's final decision on an appeal; or

(d) After 180 days from the date of filing an appeal with the Commission if there has been no final decision by the Commission.