Employment Laws & Regulations

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodation and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with answers to common questions regarding the ADA.

The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the ADA through a toll-free information line (1-800-514-0301). This service permits businesses, state and local governments and others to ask questions about general or specific ADA requirements and order ADA technical assistance materials.

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

Discusses the procedures for resolving ADA complaints through the U.S. Department of Justice Mediation Program.

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

The text of the ADA's Title I (which prohibits employment discrimination) and Title V (enforcement provisions), as amended.

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

This U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) document is intended to provide guidance on the extraterritorial application of the ADA to American and American-controlled employers abroad and the coverage of foreign employers within the United States.

Links to information on Section 503 concerning employment under federal contracts and compliance assistance materials.

Shortcuts to information and services the U.S. Department of Labor offers concerning the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and other health insurance issues.

A summary of the definition the term disability from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Compliance Manual.

Find information about equal employment opportunity for people with disabilities, nondiscrimination in programs and activities funded by DOC and links to laws, regulations and information on employment and reasonable accommodations.

Conducts enforcement, certification, regulatory, coordination and technical assistance activities required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Provides information, training and technical assistance to America's business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities.

Learn about the Black Lung Benefits Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, two major disability compensation programs for work-related injury or occupational disease.

Regional centers provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Web page answers questions about enforcement guidance on disability-related inquiries and medical examinations of employees under the ADA.

Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explaining the application of Executive Order 13145, which prohibits employment discrimination based on "protected genetic information" in the Executive branch.

Answers to frequently asked questions about employment discrimination, including information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Regulations and policy guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other civil rights laws enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Information for people with disabilities regarding their employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Answers to frequently asked questions on topics including pay, overtime and child labor.

This document provides the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) position under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on pre-employment disability-related questions and medical examinations.

Details the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) position on the interaction between Title I of the ADA and state workers' compensation laws.

Fact sheet from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding epilepsy in the workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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.

Information about Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which covers employment of people with disabilities.

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

List of EEOC state field offices where you can file a charge of discrimination or find information about the laws enforced by the EEOC.

Provides employers and employees with the information they need to understand federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and record-keeping requirements.

Provides information on minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping and child labor standards. Document is in .pdf format.

Provides information on the FMLA, which allows employees to balance their work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave for certain reasons.

Overview of 11 federal laws and information about the federal agencies to contact for more information.

Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on ADA regulations related to job applicants with disabilities.

Article provides a basic overview of employee and employer rights involving leave under both the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

Explains how mediators can work with deaf people to make mediation a more linguistically and culturally respectful and responsive endeavor.

Shortcuts to information and services the U.S. Department of Labor offers concerning mental health issues, including the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA).

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on enforcing ADA provisions as they relate to psychiatric disabilities.

Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the requirement that all Federal Sector ADR programs must provide reasonable accommodations for their participants, including the parties, their representatives and the neutrals.

Portal to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations, guidelines, fact sheets, frequently asked questions and technical assistance manuals concerning the ADA.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fact sheet provides an overview of the obligations of employers to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, with an emphasis on issues relevant to small businesses.

Fact sheet provides information on Continued Medicaid Eligibility - Section 1619 (b). This incentive continues Medicaid coverage for most working SSI beneficiaries even after earnings become too high to allow a cash benefit. Document is in Word format, but is also available in text.

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.

Provides information and addresses misconceptions regarding hiring people recovering from substance abuse.