Jessica wants to file a discrimination claim against her current employer.She consults her lawyer and learns that she cannot directly file a case in court.She needs to first file a case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).This is called ________.

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The need to first file a discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is called exhaustion of administrative remedies. The statutory schemes set out for employment discrimination claims require that claimants first pursue their grievances within the agency created to handle such claims, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). All of the protective statutes provide for courts to hear employment discrimination claims only after the claimant has done all that can be done at the agency level.

Jessica Wants to File a Discrimination Claim Against Her Current