---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 18.514"
title: "38"
number: "18.514"
heading: "Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination; reasonable factors other than age."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/18.514"
---

# §18.514. Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination; reasonable factors other than age.


A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by [§ 18.511](/cfr/38/18.511.md) which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.; 45 CFR part 90 (1979).

### Source

Source: 50 FR 34133, Aug. 23, 1985, unless otherwise noted.