Title VII Statutory Scheme Trumps Six-year Statute of Limitations for Suits Against US: DC Circuit | Practical Law
In Howard v. Pritzker, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of race discrimination complaints brought against the Department of Commerce and held that the six-year statute of limitations in lawsuits against the US does not apply to claims filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).