right-to-sue-letter

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

1. Collect prerequisites above
2. Select closure reason (use verbatim language from Closure Reasons below)
3. Draft letter following Document Layout order
4. Include 90-day deadline paragraph verbatim
5. List all applicable statutes from the original charge
6. 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