Time Limits for Filing a Charge
EEOC · checked 2026-10-04
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civic · official figure · reviewed 2026-10-04
Count the Deadline to File an EEOC Charge
An employment-discrimination charge is usually due in 180 days. A state or local agency can extend that to 300 days. Age charges do not get the local-only extension.
What this guide helps you do
Add 180 or 300 days, or 45 days for a federal employee, and move a weekend date to Monday.
The figure that changes the result
A local age-discrimination law does not extend the age-charge deadline to 300 days.
Counting days on a calendar and reading the age-charge exception takes about 30 minutes, and the local-agency exception is often missed.
Who this is for
An employee who needs the federal filing clock before calling an EEOC field office.
Steps
Step 1
Write the date of each act. A later firing does not save an earlier demotion.
Step 2
Choose standard, age, or federal employee.
Step 3
For age, choose a state agency only if a state law covers age discrimination.
Step 4
Add the days. If the date falls on a weekend, use the next Monday.
Step 5
Call a field office if a holiday falls on that Monday.
Worked example
An act on January 5, 2026, with no agency extension, is 180 days later on July 4, 2026. That date is a Saturday. The weekday date is July 6, 2026.
File or contact by 2026-07-06.
- Act date: 2026-01-05.
- Days added: 180.
- Counted date: 2026-07-04.
- Weekday date: 2026-07-06.
180 calendar days. No state or local agency extends this count in the entries you chose.
Where this goes wrong
Ongoing harassment uses the last incident, not each earlier incident, for the filing clock. This tool does not decide which date is the last incident. An internal grievance does not pause the clock.
What the source says
Limits
Equal Pay Act lawsuits use a two-year or three-year clock. This tool does not count that clock.
The tool adds days to the date you enter. Confirm the count with EEOC.
It moves Saturday and Sunday only. Confirm holidays with a field office.
This tool gives general information. It is not legal advice. Laws differ by state and change. Check the result with a licensed attorney or a legal aid office before you act.
Use the current instruction from the agency named above. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision.
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Add 180 or 300 days, or 45 days for a federal employee, and move a weekend date to Monday.
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