A complaint must be filed with the EEOC within 180 days of the discriminatory event. If you are filing in a place that has state or local anti-discrimination laws, then the filing period is extended to 300 days Use our date calculator below to find out exactly how many days have elapsed since the violation. Important considerations:
- The deadline is not extended while you pursue external processes such as a company or union grievance, arbitration or mediation process. You do not have to exhaust all remedies with your company or union before filing an EEOC complaint and may choose to undergo a grievance procedure while also undergoing the EEOC charge process.
- Each discriminatory event has its own deadline. At the time that you file, the EEOC will only investigate discriminatory events that have occurred within the past 180 or 300 day timeframe. The exception to this is ongoing harassment claims, which must be filed within 180 or 300 days of the last incident of harassment. However, the EEOC will investigate all incidents of harassment even if they occurred prior to the timeframe.
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