{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1604.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1604.7","heading":"Pre-employment inquiries as to sex.","body":"A pre-employment inquiry may ask “Male........., Female.........”; or “Mr. Mrs. Miss,” provided that the inquiry is made in good faith for a nondiscriminatory purpose. Any pre-employment inquiry in connection with prospective employment which expresses directly or indirectly any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to sex shall be unlawful unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","PART 1604—GUIDELINES ON DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF SEX"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"11a8022149ced0589b31e7b3f34b35d35c7a06cf923ed7642c66c99ed1be6f0e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1604.6","next":"us/29-cfr-1604.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}