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Edelman v. Lynchburg College
(U.S. Supreme Court)
EEOC claims
The Supreme Court held 3/19/02 that claimants filing a discrimination charge with the EEOC are not required to verify the charge allegation during the applicable filing period, but instead verify the allegations after the expiration of the filing period. The Court held that an EEOC regulation permitting the "relation-back" of a verification of an otherwise timely charge was an "unassailable" interpretation of ยง 706(b) of Title VII. The Court reasoned that the filing deadline and verification requirement are separate, distinct, and intended to achieve "two quite different objectives." This decision is important to all employers subject to the federal employment discrimination laws.
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