DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TEMPORARILY HALTS THE ISSUANCE OF RIGHT-TO-SUE NOTICES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Department of Justice, as of March 16, 2020, has temporarily suspended issuing Right-to-Sue Notices to civil rights charging parties, unless a charging party requests such a notice, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department’s suspension of the issuance of Right-to-Sue Notices prevents the running of the deadline for charging parties to file claims of employment discrimination in federal court.