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Use It or Lose It: SCOTUS Decision Clarifies that Employers Must Assert an Administrative Exhaustion Defense Early During Litigation
Jesse Maddox, Attorney at Law|Sep 27, 2019
For decades, federal and state courts have dismissed employment lawsuits because the person suing his or her employer for harassment, discrimination, or retaliation did not first exhaust "administrative remedies" by filing a complaint with either the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and obtaining a "right to sue" notice. Employers have used the "failure to exhaust administrative remedies" defense to escape hara...

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