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15 CFR 8a.540

§ 8a.540 Advertising.

United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective

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15 CFR 8a.540, § 8a.540 Advertising, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/60936
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A recipient shall not in any advertising related to employment indicate preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on sex unless sex is a bona fide occupational qualification for the particular job in question.

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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.