| name | right-to-sue-letter |
| title | Notice of Right to Sue Letter |
| description | Drafts EEOC Notice of Right to Sue letters that close the administrative process and authorize employment discrimination litigation. Ensures compliance with Title VII, ADA, ADEA, GINA, and EPA filing requirements. Use when drafting right-to-sue notices, EEOC closure letters, or administrative exhaustion documents. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/right-to-sue-letter |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | employment |
| language | en |
| tags | ["drafting","letter","litigation"] |
Notice of Right to Sue Letter
Drafts the EEOC notice closing the administrative charge and triggering the 90-day window to file an employment discrimination lawsuit in federal or state court.
Prerequisites
Gather before drafting:
- Charge file — charge number, charging party name/address, respondent employer
- Closure basis — no cause, insufficient evidence, administrative closure, party request (post-180 days), or failed conciliation
- Statutory bases — Title VII, ADA, ADEA, EPA, and/or GINA
- Issuing office — address, phone, TTY, authorized signatory name/title
Quick Start
- Collect prerequisites above
- Select closure reason (use verbatim language from Closure Reasons below)
- Draft letter following Document Layout order
- Include 90-day deadline paragraph verbatim
- List all applicable statutes from the original charge
- Review against Pitfalls checklist
Document Layout
Draft sections in this order:
| Section | Content |
|---|
| Header | EEOC letterhead: agency name, seal, office address, phone, TTY |
| Date | Mailing date, upper-right (90-day clock starts on receipt) |
| Reference block | Charge number (bold), party name, mailing address |
| Salutation | "To the Person Aggrieved" |
| Title | NOTICE OF RIGHT TO SUE — capitalized, bold |
| Charge ID | Charge number and respondent employer |
| Closure rationale | Verbatim language from Closure Reasons table |
| Merits disclaimer | EEOC determination is not a merits judgment; courts review de novo |
| 90-day deadline | Bold/underlined paragraph (see template below) |
| Applicable statutes | All statutes authorizing suit (see Statute Reference) |
| Legal advisories | Right to counsel, bar referral, pro bono resources |
| EEOC litigation role | Commission intervention status |
| State deferral note | If applicable: notice satisfies state/local prerequisites |
