You may file a complaint using either the Client Discrimination Complaint (J-020) form or you may write or type your own statement. The Older Worker Benefit Protection Act allows employees to sign away their right to file a claim of age discrimination.If you are a victim of age discrimination or age harassment, you have 180 days to file a complaint with the EEOC. Employment Discrimination. Federal and Arizona state law prohibits age discrimination in the workplace. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. Some state laws protect younger workers from age discrimination but Arizona does not currently have any such laws. One major difference in Arizona's age discrimination law to the ADEA is in the reach of the law. Arizona state law makes it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their age in the workplace.