Every door, every clock
After a problem at work, more than one agency or court may take a complaint about it, and each one has its own deadline. Pick what happened, your state and the date. This page lists the federal doors we checked (and Nevada's, if you pick Nevada), works out each deadline from your date, and puts the soonest first. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
1. What happened?
Pick everything that fits.
Pick at least one.
2. Which state do you work in?
This list shows federal doors only. Your state may have its own agency with its own deadline. Legal aid in your state can tell you.
Pick one.
3. What date did it happen?
If more than one thing happened, use the date of the one you want to check. You can run this again for each date.
Enter a date (year-month-day).
4. One more date, if you have it
This is optional. Some deadlines start from a notice, not from the event. Leave it blank if you have not received one.
The doors and their clocks
Written first
A phone call or a meeting leaves no record. Writing does. Here is a sample follow-up email for after a call or meeting. The site never sees what you write.
Subject: Today's meeting, [date] Hi [name], This confirms what we discussed today, [date], at [time]: [the facts: who said what]. If I have anything wrong, please correct it in writing by reply. Thank you, [your name]
- Send it the same day.
- Keep it to facts: who, what, when.
- Keep a copy.
A request where both answers are findings
Some requests are worded so that any answer adds to your record. This is a general pattern. It does not tell you to send anything.
Please confirm in writing whether [record] exists. If it exists, please provide it. If it does not exist, please say so in writing.
| If the answer is | What you have afterwards |
|---|---|
| They send the record | The record itself |
| They refuse and give a reason | The reason, in writing |
| They refuse with no reason | A written refusal with no reason given |
| They say nothing by their own deadline | The date their deadline passed with no answer |
| They say it does not exist | A written statement that it does not exist |
Why one complaint is never enough: the method behind this page
Free and low-cost help
- Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (free legal aid in Southern Nevada)
- State Bar of Nevada Lawyer Referral Service
- Civil Law Self-Help Center (Nevada court forms and information)
- Legal Services Corporation: find legal aid in any state
Organize your records before you meet a lawyer
Receipts.law can help you put your dates, emails and documents in order so a lawyer can read them fast.
Start your case →Last checked: October 31, 2026. Each window and quote comes from the source linked on its row, as that source read on that day. Check the current rule; deadlines can change. Some deadlines can be paused or extended, and some can be shorter, depending on the facts. The dates are simple calendar arithmetic on the number the source states; they do not decide whether a window applies to you. Receipts.law is not a law firm and this is not legal advice. It is general information about deadlines and agencies. Talk to a lawyer or legal aid about your situation.