29 C.F.R. § 1601.22 Confidentiality.
Title 29 - Labor
Neither a charge, nor information obtained during the investigation of a charge of employment discrimination under the ADA or title VII, nor information obtained from records required to be kept or reports required to be filed pursuant to the ADA or title VII, shall be made matters of public information by the Commission prior to the institution of any proceeding under the ADA or title VII involving such charge or information. This provision does not apply to such earlier disclosures to charging parties, or their attorneys, respondents or their attorneys, or witnesses where disclosure is deemed necessary for securing appropriate relief. This provision also does not apply to such earlier disclosures to representatives of interested Federal, State, and local authorities as may be appropriate or necessary to the carrying out of the Commission's function under title VII or the ADA, nor to the publication of data derived from such information in a form which does not reveal the identity of charging parties, respondents, or persons supplying the information. [42 FR 55388, Oct. 14, 1977, as amended at 56 FR 9624, 9625, Mar. 7, 1991]
Title 29: Labor
PART 1601—PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS
Subpart B—Procedure for the Prevention of Unlawful Employment Practices
Procedure Following Filing of a Charge
§ 1601.22 Confidentiality.
