{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-35.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 35.13","heading":"Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination: reasonable factors other than age.","body":"A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by § 35.10, if that action is based on a factor other than age, even though the action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. An action is 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 29—Labor","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor","PART 35—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","Subpart B—Standards for Determining Age Discrimination"],"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":"734582c4114deac35770fda7d40675e0f12bee9a8cbed4cdff7811016839db7c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-35.12","next":"us/29-cfr-35.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}