Are there any circumstances under which the Director may extend the time limit for filing a complaint with him or her?
29 C.F.R. § 37.81
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01Yes. The Director may extend the 30-day time limit:
(a) If the recipient does not include in its Notice of Final Action the required notice about the complainant's right to file with the Director, as described in § 37.76(b)(5)(ii); or
(b) For other good cause shown.
The complainant has the burden of proving to the Director that the time limit should be extended.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-29.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026