Laws & Regulations

This audio conference series is sponsored by the Great Lakes ADA Center and provides in-depth information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The program is designed to increase knowledge of regulations and trends under the ADA. Upcoming audio conferences will cover the use of service animals, older workers with disabilities and conducting effective accessibility surveys.

Provides readers with a quick overview of legal issues related to the employment of people with disabilities and the ADA.

Information on how ARRA funding will expand the health professions workforce. Approximately 8,000 individuals (students and credentialed health professionals) will be assisted by ARRA-funded Health Professions programs by September 30, 2010.

ADA-related technical assistance, publications and resources for businesses from the U.S. Department of Justice.

This brochure answers questions that people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits may have about their employment rights under the ADA.

Information from the U.S. Department of Labor concerning sections of the ADA that prohibit discrimination in employer-provided health insurance.

Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the addendum to the Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the ADA.

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding how some provisions of Title I of the ADA apply to staffing firms and their clients.

Publication of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains the ADA rights of job applicants and employees who have a relationship or "association" with someone who has a disability.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fact sheet addresses common questions regarding the ADA in relation to cancer.

The EEO office for the Coast Guard's Aircraft Repair and Supply Center is an example of the Coast Guard's policies concerning discrimination in employment of people with disabilities.

Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who are deaf or who have hearing impairments.

Helps employers quickly and easily determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their business or organization and their responsibilities under them. The law advisor asks users to answer a few questions to take into account variables such as the nature of an organization, staff size and whether the business or organization receives federal financial assistance. Based on responses provided, the law advisor generates a customized list of federal disability nondiscrimination laws that likely apply, along with easy-to-understand information about employers' responsibilities under each of them.

Facts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about the ADA and employment of people with disabilities.

This guide, a companion to the FirstStep Employment Law elaws Advisors, describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses.

Gateway to equal employment information and services provided by the EEOC, including information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Summary of the EEOC's role in enforcing portions of the ADA.

Answers to the most commonly asked questions about employment discrimination, including information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Jacqueline A. Berrien, the former Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has been sworn in as the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She becomes the 14th Chair of the EEOC, which will celebrate the 45th anniversary of its founding in July. Shortly after being sworn in Berrien administered the oath of office to Chai Feldblum as a Commissioner of the EEOC.

Regulations and policy guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as well as other civil rights laws enforced by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

This original version of the ADA is posted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for historical purposes.

Fact sheet regarding how the ADA applies to people with intellectual disabilities in the work place.

The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on OSHA's Proposed Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements Rule (MSD Reporting Rule). The rule would require employers with 10 or more employees (unless exempt) to record certain work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in their OSHA 300 Log. The SBA claims that OSHA has understated the cost and complexity of complying with the proposed rule. This link opens a PDF document.

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Justice answers commonly asked questions about the use of service animals by people with disabilities in places of business. Read a business brief about this topic.

Provides information on disability laws and other subjects available to download and listen to, as well as podcast transcripts to read. Information covered includes the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Ticket to Work program, the Fair Housing Act and other laws and programs that support the rights and independence of people with disabilities. This information is also available in Spanish. Disability Law Lowdown ASL videos are on YouTube.

Fact sheet answers questions that Veterans with service-connected disabilities may have about the protections they are entitled to when they seek to return to their former jobs or look to find their first, or new, civilian jobs.

This PowerPoint presentation from the U. S. Department of Labor's Civil Rights Center describes the key changes that resulted from the ADAAA and what Equal Opportunity Officers in the One-Stop System and Job Corps should know about the impact of these amendments. For more information about the ADAAA visit the Web site of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A brief outline of aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 related to employees and drug and alcohol abuse.