Legal Question in Sexual Harassment in Alabama
Statue of limitations on filing a case
Filed a complaint three years ago and never followed-up.
Can I now??
Asked on 9/15/03, 11:38 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael McNair
M. S. McNair, Attorney-at-Law, P.C.
Re: Statue of limitations on filing a case
Can't answer your question without more information. Where did you file your complaint? If you filed it with your employer only, then it is probably too late to pursue it further. If you filed it with the EEOC, then it depends on what they did with it. If you filed suit, then it depends on what the Court has done with it. Generally you have 180 days from the last act of discrimination/harassment to file a complaint with the EEOC. Once the EEOC finishes with it, they will issue you a "Right to Sue" letter. You then have 90 days from then to file suit.
Answered on 9/16/03, 10:56 am