What are an Acknowledgment and Order or Supplemental Acknowledgment and Order?
The Acknowledgment and Order is a standardized form used by EEOC that, among other things, acknowledges EEOC received your request for hearing, identifies the AJ to whom your case has been assigned, establishes deadlines by which you and the agency must complete certain tasks (e.g., initiate and complete discovery) and highlights various practices and procedures that will govern processing of your case. The Supplemental Acknowledgement and Order (and similarly named orders) is comparable to “local rules” used by the courts. This order identifies the particular practices and procedures which, in addition to those specified in the Acknowledgment and Order, are used by the AJ assigned to your case. Keep in mind practices and procedures differ somewhat among EEOC offices and among AJ’s within offices. You and your representative should read these orders as soon as you receive them and promptly comply with each and every provision. Any non-compliance by you or your representative may result
