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What is the deadline for aDEA charge with the EEOC?
ADEA charge with the EEOC is governed by 29 USC 626(d)(1); 29 USC 633(b). This page does not calculate a date. Cannot be reduced to a single period, for the same two reasons the catalogue correctly gives for the Title VII charge entries. Read the rule text and the noted conditions before relying on any date.
Read why no date is calculated- Period
- 180 calendar days
- Trigger
- The alleged unlawful practice
- Rule
- 29 USC 626(d)(1); 29 USC 633(b)
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Why this page does not calculate a date
Cannot be reduced to a single period, for the same two reasons the catalogue correctly gives for the Title VII charge entries. First, whether 180 or 300 days applies turns on whether 29 USC 633(b) is engaged, that is whether the State has a law prohibiting age discrimination and an authority empowered to grant or seek relief, which must be resolved State by State. Second, where the 300 days applies there is a further alternative and shorter limb of 30 days after receipt of notice that the State proceedings have terminated, whichever is EARLIER, so both limbs must be computed. This is also an administrative filing with the EEOC rather than a court filing, so the FRCP 6(a)(1)(C) rollover does not apply of its own force and 29 CFR part 1626 governs; that must be confirmed rather than assumed.
Read 29 USC 626No civil action may be commenced by an individual under this section until 60 days after a charge alleging unlawful discrimination has been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Such a charge shall be filed - (A) within 180 days after the alleged unlawful practice occurred; or (B) in a case to which section 633(b) of this title applies, within 300 days after the alleged unlawful practice occurred, or within 30 days after receipt by the individual of notice of termination of proceedings under State law, whichever is earlier.
29 USC 626(d)(1); 29 USC 633(b)
Which date starts the 180-day period?
The period runs from the alleged unlawful practice.
Count forward from the trigger event. Confirm the event on the docket or in the service record before entering a date.
Read 29 USC 626No civil action may be commenced by an individual under this section until 60 days after a charge alleging unlawful discrimination has been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Such a charge shall be filed - (A) within 180 days after the alleged unlawful practice occurred; or (B) in a case to which section 633(b) of this title applies, within 300 days after the alleged unlawful practice occurred, or within 30 days after receipt by the individual of notice of termination of proceedings under State law, whichever is earlier.
29 USC 626(d)(1); 29 USC 633(b)
This period runs from the specific event in the cited rule. Do not substitute a nearby date such as a hearing, a courtesy copy or the day you first learned of it.
Which date do I enter?How are the 180 calendar days counted?
- Exclude the day of the trigger event.
- Count every following day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
- If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, continue to the next day that is not one of those.
Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under FRCP 6(a).
If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, FRCP 6(a) carries it to the next open day.
Rule 6(a) also treats a day on which the clerk’s office is inaccessible as excluded from the last day, and sets the filing cutoff at midnight in the court’s time zone for electronic filing. The national calculation does not confirm those local facts.
Read FRCP 6(a)The calculation gives the ordinary national-rule date. Check relevant holidays, the court’s accessibility and its filing cutoff separately.
Review the filing checklistWhy no worked calculation is shown
No date is calculated on this page because the encoded provision could not be reduced to one fixed period. Read the rule text, the starting event and the noted branches, then confirm the period in the current rules before relying on any date.
Cannot be reduced to a single period, for the same two reasons the catalogue correctly gives for the Title VII charge entries. First, whether 180 or 300 days applies turns on whether 29 USC 633(b) is engaged, that is whether the State has a law prohibiting age discrimination and an authority empowered to grant or seek relief, which must be resolved State by State. Second, where the 300 days applies there is a further alternative and shorter limb of 30 days after receipt of notice that the State proceedings have terminated, whichever is EARLIER, so both limbs must be computed. This is also an administrative filing with the EEOC rather than a court filing, so the FRCP 6(a)(1)(C) rollover does not apply of its own force and 29 CFR part 1626 governs; that must be confirmed rather than assumed.
Can an order, motion or extension change the deadline?
- Extensions
- Not jurisdictional; subject to waiver, estoppel and equitable tolling on the same footing as the Title VII charge requirement.
- Orders and local rules
- A scheduling order, stipulation approved by the court, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
- Not jurisdictional; subject to waiver, estoppel and equitable tolling on the same footing as the Title VII charge requirement.
- A stipulation, scheduling order, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.
- Cannot be reduced to a single period, for the same two reasons the catalogue correctly gives for the Title VII charge entries. First, whether 180 or 300 days applies turns on whether 29 USC 633(b) is engaged, that is whether the State has a law prohibiting age discrimination and an authority empowered to grant or seek relief, which must be resolved State by State. Second, where the 300 days applies there is a further alternative and shorter limb of 30 days after receipt of notice that the State proceedings have terminated, whichever is EARLIER, so both limbs must be computed. This is also an administrative filing with the EEOC rather than a court filing, so the FRCP 6(a)(1)(C) rollover does not apply of its own force and 29 CFR part 1626 governs; that must be confirmed rather than assumed.
What should I check before filing?
These checks help you review the result. They do not activate a calendar date or certify that the deadline applies.
Common questions
Find answers about when this 180-day period starts, how it is counted, what can change it and how to keep your calculation.
Starting the clock
Does the clock start on the alleged unlawful practice, or when I first learned of it?
The period runs from the alleged unlawful practice as the rule defines it, not from the day you read about it, received a courtesy copy or attended a hearing. Use the date shown on the docket or in the service record.
Read 29 USC 626Do I add three days because the document arrived by mail?
Not to this period. FRCP 6(d) concerns periods measured after service. This period runs from the alleged unlawful practice, so no mailing days are added.
FRCP 6(d)Counting days and filing
Is it 180 calendar days or business days?
Calendar days. Count intermediate weekends and holidays. If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, FRCP 6(a) carries it forward to the next day that is not one of those.
FRCP 6(a)Which time zone and filing cutoff apply?
Under FRCP 6(a)(4), electronic filing ends at midnight in the court’s time zone unless a statute, local rule or court order sets a different time. Paper filing ends when the clerk’s office is scheduled to close. This calculator does not verify either fact.
FRCP 6(a)What if the court is inaccessible on the last day?
FRCP 6(a)(3) extends the period to the first accessible day that is not a weekend or legal holiday when the clerk’s office is inaccessible on the last day. Check the court’s closure notices and orders. A national holiday calculation does not establish an outage or local closure.
FRCP 6(a)Extensions and local rules
Can the court extend this deadline?
Not jurisdictional; subject to waiver, estoppel and equitable tolling on the same footing as the Title VII charge requirement. A request does not itself extend the period, and no discretionary extension is calculated here.
Read 29 USC 626Do local rules, standing orders or a scheduling order change the date?
They can. Many courts set their own periods by local rule, standing order or case-specific order, and those control over the national default. This calculator gives the national-rule date only; compare it with any order in the case before relying on it.
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Does this calculator decide whether the rule applies to my case?
No. It calculates a period from the date you provide under the cited rule. It does not decide whether the rule governs your filing, whether an exception applies, or whether the filing has merit. Those questions need separate review.
Can I calculate the deadline without an account?
Yes. Enter the trigger date to see the free national-rule calculation, citation, counting steps and warnings. You can add court context after the result. Missing court review keeps the result provisional.
Results, records and your case
What is included in an Evidence Record?
The retained inputs, result, cited rule, calculation working, warnings and review state. The PDF includes a payload digest and retained-data appendix, and the record can be verified against its fingerprint later. It records the calculation, not a guarantee of legal correctness.
Does saving to a case activate the calendar?
Not automatically. Provisional records remain subject to review. A separately labeled manual date does not alter the original calculation.
Official sources and review
The period and the counting method come from different provisions. The official source is the court’s published rules; the reading links open the rule text at the Legal Information Institute.
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 29 USC 626(d)(1); 29 USC 633(b) | Trigger and period |
| FRCP 6(a) | Counting, legal holidays and the last day |
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