The clock is the case: deadlines in employment accommodation matters

In employment cases, timing is not a detail; it often decides whether a claim can be brought at all. This is general information about the kinds of deadlines that apply, not advice about any particular situation.

Before a lawsuit: the administrative charge

Title VII claims generally require filing a charge with the EEOC first, typically within 180 or 300 days of the adverse action depending on the state. Miss that window and the federal claim may be gone before it starts.

State law runs on its own clock

State statutes carry their own limitations periods, and they are often different from the federal ones. In Minnesota, claims under the Minnesota Human Rights Act have a shorter window than many people assume. The safe practice is the same everywhere: write down the date of the adverse action and ask promptly.

After a dismissal: the appeal window

If a case is dismissed, the clock to appeal is often 30 days from judgment, and some windows are shorter. Ringhofer, Bube, and Brokken each existed as appellate decisions only because someone preserved that window.

None of this evaluates your claim, and no tool or article can. What you can do today is write down three things: what happened, when it happened, and what papers you have. Those three facts are what any lawyer will ask for first.