29 CFR § 1608.9 - Reliance on directions of other government agencies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1608.9"
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title: "29 CFR § 1608.9 - Reliance on directions of other government agencies."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1608.9"
section_name: "Reliance on directions of other government agencies."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1608"
part_name: "AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 713 the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-12, 78 Stat. 265."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 4422, Jan. 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1608"
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# 1608.9 Reliance on directions of other government agencies.

When a charge challenges an affirmative action plan or program, or when such a plan or program is raised as justification for an employment decision, and when the plan or program was developed pursuant to the requirements of a Federal or State law or regulation which in part seeks to ensure equal employment opportunity, the Commission will process the charge in accordance with § 1608.10(a). Other agencies with equal employment opportunity responsibilities may apply the principles of these Guidelines in the exercise of their authority.