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EEOC RIN: 3046-AA87 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Reasonable Factors Other Than Age Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
Abstract: On March 31, 2008, the EEOC published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the disparate impact burden of proof under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. 73 FR 16807 (March 31, 2008). In addition to requesting public comment on the proposed rule, the Commission asked whether regulations should provide more information on the meaning of "reasonable factors other than age" (RFOA) and, if so, what the regulations should say. After consideration of the public comments, and in light of the Supreme Court decisions in Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), and Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab., 554 U.S. ___, 128 S. Ct. 2395 (2008), the Commission issued this NPRM to address the scope of the RFOA defense. Accordingly, before finalizing its regulations concerning disparate impact burden of proof under the ADEA, the Commission will conduct this rulemaking to amend its regulations concerning RFOA. 
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1625.7(b),(c)   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 628   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/18/2010  75 FR 7212   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/19/2010    
Final Action  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dianna B. Johnston
Senior Attorney Advisor, Office of Legal Counsel
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
131 M Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20507
Phone:202 663-4657
Fax:202 663-4679
Email: dianna.johnston@eeoc.gov