all personnel records relevant to the charge or action
For all personnel records relevant to the charge or action, regulation is 29 CFR 1602.14; regulator / programme is EEOC; retention period is until final disposition of the charge or the action; when the clock starts is where a charge of discrimination has been filed, or an action brought by the Commission or the Attorney General; who it binds is the respondent employer, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Regulation
- 29 CFR 1602.14 verified
- Regulator / programme
- EEOC our reading
- Record type
- all personnel records relevant to the charge or action verified
- Retention period
- until final disposition of the charge or the action verified
- When the clock starts
- where a charge of discrimination has been filed, or an action brought by the Commission or the Attorney General verified
- Who it binds
- the respondent employer verified
- Exceptions and notes
- the date of final disposition means the date of expiration of the statutory period within which the aggrieved person may bring an action in a U.S. District Court or, where an action is brought, the date on which such litigation is terminated
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What the source says
Where a charge of discrimination has been filed, or an action brought by the Commission or the Attorney General, against an employer under title VII, the ADA, or GINA, the respondent employer shall preserve all personnel records relevant to the charge or action until final disposition of the charge or the action.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XIV/part-1602/subpart-C/section-1602.14