{"data":{"id":"us/18-cfr-1309.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 CFR 1309.7","heading":"Is the use of reasonable factors other than age an exception to the rules against age discrimination?","body":"A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by § 1309.5 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.","path":["Title 18—Conservation of Power and Water Resources","CHAPTER XIII—TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY","PART 1309—NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO AGE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-18.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:34Z","sha256":"5753c9f9cb83f34cd3873f20a7d4e0a967af0711840490817284c085fbd011f3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-cfr-1309.6","next":"us/18-cfr-1309.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}