45 CFR 90.1 - What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975?

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Title 45 - Public Welfare last revised: Nov 19, 2024

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§ 90.1 - What is the purpose of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975?

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, is designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The Act also permits federally assisted programs or activities, and recipients of Federal funds, to continue to use certain age distinctions and factors other than age which meet the requirements of the Act and these regulations.

[44 FR 33776, June 12, 1979, as amended at 70 FR 24321, May 9, 2005]

authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101

source: 44 FR 33776, June 12, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 45 CFR 90.1