{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1606.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1606.4","heading":"The bona fide occupational qualification exception.","body":"The exception stated in section 703(e) of title VII, that national origin may be a bona fide occupational qualification, shall be strictly construed.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","PART 1606—GUIDELINES ON DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF NATIONAL ORIGIN"],"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":"9b50dcc61d3dfd3f425f25fd86873d37bd0944a4e32fc0b1f175e8cebd114559","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1606.3","next":"us/29-cfr-1606.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}