[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1625.2]

[Page 324]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1625_AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A_Interpretations
 
Sec. 1625.2  Discrimination prohibited by the Act.

    It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an individual 
in any aspect of employment because that individual is 40 years old or 
older, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. Favoring an older 
individual over a younger individual because of age is not unlawful 
discrimination under the ADEA, even if the younger individual is at 
least 40 years old. However, the ADEA does not require employers to 
prefer older individuals and does not affect applicable state, 
municipal, or local laws that prohibit such preferences.

[72 FR 36875, July 6, 2007]