29 CFR § 1614.603 - Voluntary settlement attempts.

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title: "29 CFR § 1614.603 - Voluntary settlement attempts."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1614.603"
section_name: "Voluntary settlement attempts."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
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part_name: "FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a, 791 and 794a; 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16, 2000ff-6(e), and 2000gg-2(e); E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 11222, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1969 Comp., p. 133; E.O. 12106, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 263; Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 321."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 12646, Apr. 10, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1614.603 Voluntary settlement attempts.

Each agency shall make reasonable efforts to voluntarily settle complaints of discrimination as early as possible in, and throughout, the administrative processing of complaints, including the pre-complaint counseling stage. Any settlement reached shall be in writing and signed by both parties and shall identify the claims resolved.

[57 FR 12646, Apr. 10, 1992, as amended at 64 FR 37661, July 12, 1999]