CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; LIMITATION PERIOD FOR FILING CHARGE – Amended Charge or Complaint; Withdrawal of Charge; Relation Back Doctrine

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An amendment relates back to the original charge only when it clarifies facts alleged in the original charge or adds a new legal theory based on facts alleged in the original charge. Amended charge did not relate back to original charge because original charge contained no factual allegations.