Shutdown Didn't Hurt FCC Workers' Employment Discrimination Protections, Pai Says
The FCC closure during the partial federal shutdown shouldn't affect the ability of agency workers to file employment discrimination complaints within the 45-day required window, Chairman Ajit Pai said in a letter dated Feb. 6 and released Friday. He responded…
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to a Jan. 6 letter from House Commerce Committee Vice Chairwoman Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., urging him to consider waiving or extending complaint filing periods for the shutdown duration. Pai said federal code lets FCC workers seek a waiver of the 45-day deadline for uncontrollable circumstances, such as a shutdown. He said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission tolled its time limits for Dec. 22-Jan. 25 deadlines, extending them for 40 days. The FCC won't close again due to funding through Sept. 30 (see 1902150055).