[header] How to file a federal eeoc complaint [title] Evaluate whether you are still within the time limits for filing a charge. [step] The federal deadline for filing a discrimination charge is 180 days from the time the act that is the basis of your charge occurred. [substeps] If more than one act occurred, each act typically has its own deadline. 
However, if the situation is an ongoing pattern of harassment, the deadline applies to the last incident that occurred. If a state or local agency enforces a law that prohibits discrimination on the same basis, your deadline to file a federal charge is extended to 300 days.