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All TitlesTitle 34Chapter IPart 106Subpart E - Subpart E—Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education Programs or Activities Prohibited
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(a) Marital status. A recipient must not make a pre-employment inquiry as to the marital status of an applicant for employment, including whether such applicant is “Miss or Mrs.”
(b) Sex. A recipient may ask an applicant for employment to self-identify their sex, but only if this question is asked of all applicants and if the response is not used as a basis for discrimination prohibited by Title IX or this part.
