SCHLOTTMAN v. PEREZ

No. 12-5132.

739 F.3d 21 (2014)

Frederick SCHLOTTMAN, Appellant v. Thomas E. PEREZ, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Chuzi argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Javier M. Guzman , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.


TATEL, Circuit Judge.

Because the federal government's administrative procedures for resolving complaints of discrimination are complex and confusing, individuals sometimes file their complaints with the wrong agency. In an effort to deal with this problem, Congress adopted a savings clause: "[i]n any case in which an employee is required to file any action ... under this section and the employee timely files the action ... with an agency other than the agency...

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