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Statute of Limitations Tolled During Pendency of EEOC Claim
The filing of a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before the limitations period ended tolled the statute of limitations period for filing a lawsuit for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Prevost v. New York, 2004 WL 32860 (S.D.N.Y. 1/6/04) (Motley, D.J.)
The employee's intentional infliction of emotional distress claim was predicated on actions the employer allegedly committed in and prior to January 2002. The applicable statute of limitations is 1 year. The employee filed a charge with the EEOC in May 2002, and received her right to sue letter in January 2003. The employee filed her complaint in the Southern District in April 2003.
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