Civil Rights Act of 1964

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

SEC. 2000e-12. [Section 713]

(a) The Commission shall have authority from time to time to issue,
amend, or rescind suitable procedural regulations to carry out the
provisions of this subchapter. Regulations issued under this section shall
be in conformity with the standards and limitations of subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5 [the Administrative Procedure Act]. 

(b) In any action or proceeding based on any alleged unlawful employment
practice, no person shall be subject to any liability or punishment for or
on account of (1) the commission by such person of an unlawful employment
practice if he pleads and proves that the act or omission complained of
was in good faith, in conformity with, and in reliance on any written
interpretation or opinion of the Commission, or (2) the failure of such
person to publish and file any information required by any provision of
this subchapter if he pleads and proves that he failed to publish and file
such information in good faith, in conformity with the instructions of the
Commission issued under this subchapter regarding the filing of such
information. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action
or proceeding, notwithstanding that (A) after such act or omission, such
interpretation or opinion is modified or rescinded or is determined by
judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect, or (B) after
publishing or filing the description and annual reports, such publication
or filing is determined by judicial authority not to be in conformity with
the requirements of this subchapter. 

Editor's Note
Act
Definitions
Exemption
Unlawful Employment Practices
Other Unlawful Employment Practices
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Enforcement Provisions
Civil Actions by the Attorney General
Effect on State Laws
Investigations, Inspections, Records, State Agencies
Investigatory Powers
Posting of Notices; Penalties
Veterans' Special Rights or Preference
Rules and Regulations
Forcibly Resisting the Commission or its Representatives
Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council
Effective Date
Employment by Federal Government
Special Provisions with respect to Denial, Termination, and Suspension of Government Contracts