{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-90.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 90.15","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 § 90.12 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 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 90—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","Subpart B—What is Age Discrimination?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"9108904f8e0d559a479dff5dd8f790d45a07a4249fdfdce1fc8e0f480faa2207","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-90.14","next":"us/45-cfr-90.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}