29 CFR § 1626.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1626.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1626.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1626.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1626"
part_name: "PROCEDURES—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: "Sec. 9, 81 Stat. 605, 29 U.S.C. 628; sec. 2, Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 321."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 140, Jan. 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1626"
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# 1626.1 Purpose.

The regulations set forth in this part contain the procedures established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for carrying out its responsibilities in the administration and enforcement of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended.