29 CFR § 1625.1 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1625.1"
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title: "29 CFR § 1625.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1625.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1625"
part_name: "AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 621-634; 5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 99-502, 100 Stat. 3342; Secretary's Order No. 10-68; Secretary's Order No. 11-68; sec. 2, Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 43 FR 19807; Executive Order 12067, 43 FR 28967."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 47726, Sept. 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1625"
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# 1625.1 Definitions.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is hereinafter referred to as the *Commission.* The terms *person, employer, employment agency, labor organization,* and *employee* shall have the meanings set forth in section 11 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 621 *et seq.,* hereinafter referred to as the *Act.* References to *employers* in this part state principles that are applicable not only to employers but also to labor organizations and to employment agencies.