[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR86.55] [Page 399] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE AND HUMAN SERVICES Subpart E--Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education Programs and Activities Prohibited Sec. 86.55 Job classification and structure. A recipient shall not: (a) Classify a job as being for males or for females; (b) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority lists, career ladders, or tenure systems based on sex; or (c) Maintain or establish separate lines of progression, seniority systems, career ladders, or tenure systems for similar jobs, position descriptions, or job requirements which classify persons on the basis of sex, unless sex is a bona-fide occupational qualification for the positions in question as set forth in Sec. 86.61. (Secs. 901, 902, Education Amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 373, 374; 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682) [40 FR 24128, June 4, 1975; 40 FR 39506, Aug. 28, 1975]