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Below are the statutes and regulations applicable to recipients of
Federal financial assistance from the Department of Labor:
Statutes
A Federal statute is a law enacted by Congress. The terms in the
left-hand column below are the names by which particular statutes are popularly
known. The descriptions in the right-hand column below include the citations
under which each statute may be found in the U.S. Code.
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Statutes |
Description |
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Section 188 of the
Workforce Investment Act
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Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) prohibits
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion,
disability, political affiliation or belief, age, and for beneficiaries only,
citizenship or participation in any WIA Title I program or activity. Such
discrimination is prohibited in the provision of services under WIA Title I, as
well as in employment “in the administration of, or in connection
with,” any program or activity that receives financial assistance under
WIA Title I. |
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Section
504 Rehabilitation Act
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29
U.S.C. §794, ("Section 504"), prohibits discrimination on the basis of
disability in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,
and requires recipients of such assistance to take positive steps (such as
providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations) to ensure equal
opportunity for persons with disabilities in their programs and activities.
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Title
VI – Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
§ 2000d, et seq. ("Title VI"), prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance. |
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Americans with
Disabilities Act |
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination
on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government
activities, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and
telecommunications. The ADA also requires covered entities to take positive
steps (such as providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations) to ensure
equal opportunity for persons with disabilities. Title II of the ADA applies to
State and local governments, regardless of whether they receive Federal
financial assistance. Title I of the ADA contains employment-related
provisions, which apply to most recipients in their capacity as employers.
N.B.: the requirements of ADA Title I also apply to recipients, or
offices/individual staff members within recipients, that act as employment
agencies. For an explanation of the employment-agency issue, see slide 16 of
the PowerPoint presentation linked here:
Disability-Related
Information: Asking, Telling, Using, Storing (PPT).
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Title
IX, Education Amendments Act of 1972 |
Title IX is a comprehensive Federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that
receives Federal financial assistance. The principal objective of Title IX is
to avoid the use of Federal resources to support sexually discriminatory
practices, such as sexual harassment and employment discrimination, in
education programs, and to provide individual citizens with effective
protection against those practices. Title IX applies, with a few specific
exceptions, to all aspects of education programs or activities that receive
Federal financial assistance.
Note: This category extends beyond
traditional educational institutions such as colleges, universities, and
elementary and secondary schools; Title IX also applies to any education or
training program operated by a recipient of Federal financial
assistance. |
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Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 |
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 is a Federal law that
prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance. The Age Discrimination Act applies to
persons of all ages. It does not cover employment discrimination. |
Implementing Regulations
After Congress enacts a statute and it is signed into law by the
President, the Federal department or agency that is charged with putting the
statutory requirements into operation will develop and publish implementing
regulations. In some cases, such as that of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act, more than one Federal agency will be required to promulgate regulations
implementing the same statute. The Section 504 regulations cited below are
those that have been promulgated by USDOL to apply to recipients of financial
assistance from the Department.
Disclaimer: Content provided in
this toolkit does not create new legal obligations, and is not a substitute for
the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register, which are the
official sources for applicable statutes, regulations, notices, and other
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