Blog Post

Jun 13, 2019

Use It or Lose It: Supreme Court Rules that Failure to Exhaust Defense Must be Prompt

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New decision from the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s requirement that plaintiffs file with the EEOC or other state agencies is a non-jurisdictional claim-processing rule, which means it can be forfeited if a defendant waits too long to raise the objection.

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