Am. Disabilities Act

Law and Regulations

Law

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Summary

Regulations

• ADA Regulations - 29 CFR 1630
• ADA Interpretive Guidance Appendix
• Links to ADA Legal Resources - JAN

EEOC Manuals

• EEOC Compliance Manual
• EEOC Technical Assistance Manual
• EEOC Technical Assistance Manual Addendum - Oct. 2002
• EEOC - ADA: A Primer for Small Business

EEOC Fact Sheets and Pamphlets

• EEOC Fact Sheet - ADA
• EEOC - The ADA: Questions and Answers
• EEOC - The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer
• EEOC - The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
• EEOC - The ADA: Questions and Answers - Public Accommodations
• EEOC - The ADA: Questions and Answers - Miscellaneous
• EEOC - Job Applicants and the ADA
• Links to Disability Resources - JAN
• EEOC - Q & A About Cancer in the Workplace
• EEOC - Q & A About Diabetes in the Workplace
• EEOC - Q & A About Epilepsy in the Workplace
• EEOC - Q & A About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace
• EEOC - Q & A About Association Provision of ADA
• EEOC - Q & A About Blindness and Vision Impairments
• EEOC - Q & A About Deafness and Hearing Impairments
• EEOC - Q & A About Health Care Workers and the ADA
• How to Comply with the ADA: a Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers
• Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government
• EEOC - Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and the ADA: A Guide for Employers - Feb. 29, 2008
• EEOC - Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA - Feb. 29, 2008

Contingent Workers

• Application of ADA to Contingent Workers - Dec. 22, 2000
• Questions and Answers re Application of ADA to Contingent Workers - Dec. 22, 2000

Medical Inquiries and Issues

Employment Selection Process

• Employment Issues
• Pre-Employment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Exams - Oct. 10, 1995
• Job Applicants and the ADA
• Etiquette - ADA - JAN

Medical Inquiries of Employees

• Disability Related Inquiries and Medical Exams of Employees - July 25, 2000
• Questions and Answers re Disability Related Inquiries and Medical Exams of Employees - July 25, 2000
• Obtaining and Using Medical Information as part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures - Oct. 31, 2001
• Questions and Answers about Diabetes in the Workplace - Oct. 29, 2003
• Questions and Answers about Epilepsy in the Workplace - Aug. 24, 2004

Workers Compensation and the ADA

• Workers Compensation and the ADA - Sept. 3, 1996

Health Insurance

• ADA and Disability Based Distinctions in Employer Provided Health Insurance - June 8, 1993 - pdf
• HIPAA Privacy Decision Tool for Emergency Preparedness Planning

Psychiatric Disabilities

• ADA and Psychiatric Disabilities - Mar. 25, 1997
• Questions and Answers about Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace - Oct. 20, 2004

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable Accommodation

• Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the ADA - Oct. 17, 2002
• Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation - EEOC
• ADA: A Primer for Small Business - EEOC
• Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accomodation - EEOC Employees
• FMLA and the ADA - Nov. 1995
• Reasonable Accommodations for Attorneys with Disabilites

Assistance with Accommodations

• Job Accommodation Network - JAN
• Information Resources by Specific Disabilities - JAN
• Searchable Online Accommodation Resource - JAN
• DisabilityInfo.gov

Tax Issues

• EEOC Fact Sheet - Disability-Related Tax Provisions
• Business Tax Information

Disability - Definition

Supreme Court Decisions

• Supreme Court's decision in Bragdon v. Abbott - June 25, 1998
• Supreme Court's decision in Sutton v. United Air Lines - June 22, 1999
• Supreme Court's decision in Murphy v. United Parcel Service - June 22, 1999
• Supreme Court's decision in Albertson v. Kirkinburg - June 22, 1999
• Supreme Court's decision in Toyota v. Williams - Jan. 8, 2002
• Supreme Court's decision in U.S. Airways v. Barnett - Apr. 29, 2002
• Supreme Court's decision in Chevron v. Echazabal - June 10, 2002

EEOC Guidance

• Analyzing ADA Charges ref Disability and Qualified - Dec. 13, 1999
• Definition of Term Disability - Section 902 of EEOC Compliance Manual
• Executive Summary - Definition of Term Disability

Resources

• Information Resources by Specific Disabilities - JAN
• Disability Etiquette - JAN
• DisabilityInfo.gov - State and Local Resources

Drug and Medical Information

Resources

• Guide to Prescription and Over-the-Counter medications - NLM
• Health Topics - NLM
• Mayo Clinic
• Merck Manual
• National Library of Medicine
• Physicians' Desk Reference
• WebMD

EEO Poster and Recordkeeping

Poster

• EEO Poster
• How to Order EEO Poster - English, Spanish or Chinese

Recordkeeping

• ADA Recordkeeping Regulations (2006)

Charges of Discrimination

Charges

• Filing a Charge of Discrimination
• ADA Charge Statistics

Response to Charge

• When a Charge is Filed Against a Company
• EEOC Mediation Program
• Making EEO Mediation Accessible to People with Disabilities

Coordination of Investigation

• EEOC Regulations - Procedures for Coordinating ADA and Section 504 Complaints - 29 CFR 1640 (2006)
• EEOC Regulations - Procedures for ADA Complaints against Federal Contractors - 29 CFR 1641 (2006)
• EEOC Regulations - Procedures for ADA Complaints against Recipients of Federal Assistance - 29 CFR 1691 (2006)
• Memo of Understanding Between EEOC and NLRB re ADA Charges - Nov. 16, 1993

Social Security and ADA

Inconsistent Representations

• EEOC Guidance: Effect of Representations Made in Application for Benefits and the ADA - Feb 12, 1997
• Supreme Court's decision in Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems, Corp. - May 24, 1999

Social Security Administration

• Social Security Administration
• Social Security - Employment Support Programs

Genetic Testing

Federal Law, Regulations and Guidance

• Executive Order 13145 - To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information - Feb. 11, 2000
• EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145 - July 26, 2000
• Questions and Answers on EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145 - July 26, 2000
• EEOC Settles Bias Suit - Genetic Bias - Apr. 18, 2001
• Genetic Testing: Some Basic Questions and Answers - Mar. 25, 2002

State Law - Ks and Mo

• Kansas - Genetic Screening or Testing - KSA 44-1002(m)
• Missouri - Genetic Testing by Insurance - RSMo. 375.1303

Public Accommodations

Department of Justice and JAN Links

• DOJ - ADA Home Page
• DOJ - Technical Assistance on ADA
• ADA Links - JAN
• U.S. Access Board
• DisabilityInfo.gov