[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 29CFR1626.8]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1626_PROCEDURES_AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT--
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Sec.  1626.8  Contents of charge; amendment of charge.

    (a) In addition to the requirements of Sec.  1626.6, each charge 
should contain the following:
    (1) The full name, address and telephone number of the person making 
the charge;
    (2) The full name and address of the person against whom the charge 
is made;
    (3) A clear and concise statement of the facts, including pertinent 
dates, constituting the alleged unlawful employment practices;
    (4) If known, the approximate number of employees of the prospective 
defendant employer or members of the prospective defendant labor 
organization.
    (5) A statement disclosing whether proceedings involving the alleged 
unlawful employment practice have been commenced before a State agency 
charged with the enforcement of fair employment practice laws and, if 
so, the date of such commencement and the name of the agency.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, 
a charge is sufficient when the Commission receives from the person 
making the charge either a written statement or information reduced to 
writing by the Commission that conforms to the requirements of Sec.  
1626.6.
    (c) A charge may be amended to clarify or amplify allegations made 
therein. Such amendments and amendments alleging additional acts which 
constitute unlawful employment practices related to or growing out of 
the subject matter of the original charge will relate back to the date 
the charge was first received. A charge that has been so amended shall 
not again be referred to the appropriate State agency.