29 CFR § 1691.4 - Standards for investigation, reviews and hearings.

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title: "29 CFR § 1691.4 - Standards for investigation, reviews and hearings."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1691.4"
section_name: "Standards for investigation, reviews and hearings."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1691"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FILED AGAINST RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "E.O. 12250, 45 FR 72995 (November 4, 1980) and E.O. 12067, 43 FR 28967 (June 30, 1978)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 3574, Jan. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1691.4 Standards for investigation, reviews and hearings.

In any investigation, compliance review, hearing or other proceeding, agencies shall consider title VII case law and EEOC Guidelines, 29 CFR parts 1604-1607, unless inapplicable, in determining whether a recipient of Federal financial assistance has engaged in an unlawful employment practice.