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Q:
I submitted my EEOC case and Report of Investigation for a hearing in June. The EEOC said they received it and have assigned it to an Administrative Judge but I still have not received an acknowledgement order. The EEOC also gave me a case number. I though the AJ has 20 days to submit the acknowledgement order to the complainant? What should I do next?
A:
You may be confusing the EEOC with the Merit Systems Protection Board. The MSPB acts very quickly when an appeal is filed. The wait for an EEOC acknowledgement order after filing a hearing request is getting longer and longer. This is due at least in part to a shortage of judges and the lack of resources to hire more of them.
Bill Bransford is managing partner of Shaw Bransford & Roth PC.
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