---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 91.45"
title: "45"
number: "91.45"
heading: "Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/91.45"
---

# §91.45. Prohibition against intimidation or retaliation.


A recipient may not engage in acts of intimidation or retaliation against any person who:

- (a) Attempts to assert a right protected by the Act or these regulations; or
- (b) Cooperates in any mediation, investigation, hearing, or other part of HHS' investigation, conciliation, and enforcement process.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 47 FR 57858, Dec. 28, 1982, unless otherwise noted.