The EEOC has started issuing right-to-sue letters again.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it had resumed issuing "right-to-sue" letters.

Issuance of the letters, which give charging parties 90 days to file lawsuits under the federal anti-discrimination laws, had been on hold since March 21 as a result of the coronavirus shutdowns. The suspension meant that people filing charges of discrimination couldn't sue their employers (that's good), but it also meant they have now had quite a bit of extra time to find lawyers and file lawsuits (that's bad).

The EEOC will issue the most-past-due letters first. According to the agency's news release, it will take six to eight weeks for all of the letters to be issued.

That means employment discrimination litigation -- which has been in suspended animation -- will be ramping back up. Hang on to your hats.

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The EEOC enforces Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

(Dear Readers: I'm sorry for the light posting this week. Duty called.)