CFR > Title 29 - Labor > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (parts 1600 to 1692) > PART 1606—GUIDELINES ON DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF NATIONAL ORIGIN > 1606.4—The bona fide occupational qualification exception.

1606.4—The bona fide occupational qualification exception.

The exception stated in section 703(e) of title VII, that national origin may be a bona fide occupational qualification, shall be strictly construed.