Checklist · Employment & Workplace Relations

Title VII charge and suit timing checklist

A checklist of the charge-filing and suit periods in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5. It is for Title VII. It does not state the periods under the ADEA or the ADA.

Kind
Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
Where it applies
United States
AI use
Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at
22 October 2026
Status
Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for United States.
Version
1
Source
Written for this library

When to use it

Use when a Title VII charge or a notice under section 2000e-5(f)(1) is on the desk and someone needs the statutory periods written down. The lawyer decides whether the charge was timely. This page does not decide it.

Used for these tasks

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may enter the dates of the act, the charge, and the notice from the documents. The lawyer decides which period applies and whether any day is tolled.

AI may

  • Place the document dates into the table without calculating a conclusion
  • Mark whether a state or local agency filing is in the file
  • Flag a draft that treats the checklist as an ADEA or ADA calculation

AI must not

  • Must not declare the charge or the suit timely or untimely
  • Must not apply these day counts to the ADEA or the ADA
  • Must not send a position statement or a complaint from this checklist

The lawyer checks

  • The statute on the page is Title VII, section 2000e-5, and the dates come from the charge and the notice
  • The 300-day path is used only if the aggrieved person initially instituted proceedings with a qualifying state or local agency
  • The 90-day path is counted from the notice section 2000e-5(f)(1) describes, and only if that paragraph's conditions are met

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

Authorities

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