You must also file your charge of employment discrimination with UALD within 180 days of when you learned of the last alleged discriminatory act. This information packet is designed to help you file an employment discrimination lawsuit in federal court without the help of a trained and licensed attorney.If you would like to file a charge of job discrimination, you must do so either within 300 days from the day you knew about the discrimination. You can file a formal job discrimination complaint with the EEOC whenever you believe you are: This complaint is called a "Charge of Discrimination." Your complaint must be filed within 180 days of the discriminatory action. By completing this form, you are filing a complaint of employment discrimination asserting that the employer discriminated against you. You can call toll-free 1 . In order to start a lawsuit based on a claim of employment discrimination, you must prepare and file with the court what is known as a complaint. If your complaint involves a possible violation of the Fair Housing Act, the specialist will assist you in filing an official housing discrimination complaint. Within 30 calendar days of knowledge of the harassment, discrimination or reprisal, employees or volunteers should complete and sign a complaint form with:.