Employment Laws & Regulations
Laws and regulations that protect the employment rights of service members and the rights of people with disabilities as they relate to equal opportunity employment, including Veterans' Preference, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the ADA.
On Thursday, September 25, 2008, former President George W. Bush signed into law S.3406, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008. This law clarifies and broadens the definition of disability, and expands the population eligible for protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For more information about the law visit ADA.gov.
Your gateway to information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and religion. Learn more about the ADA and other disability rights laws.
Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Frequently Asked Questions
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Line
The 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.
Basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Cancer in the Workplace & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Frequently Asked Questions
Changes to Leave Act Benefit Wounded Warriors & Families
Deafness & Hearing Impairments in the Workplace & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Regional centers provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.
Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program
Disclosure of Disability Information at a One-Stop Career Center: Tips & Guidelines
Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve
Employers & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Myths & Facts
Employment & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Facts from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) about the ADA and employment of people with disabilities.
Employment Laws - Disability & Discrimination
Employment Laws - Medical & Disability-Related Leave
Employment Laws - Overview & Resources for Employers
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Employment Discrimination Information
Information about Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which covers employment of people with disabilities.
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
FMLA is a federal law that guarantees unpaid leave from work to individuals with serious health conditions and to certain family members who care for them. Under the FMLA, certain family members may be eligible for unpaid leave from their jobs to care for a wounded Service Member. Read the fact sheet about recent changes to the law pertaining to military family leave.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Advisor
Federal Contractor Program for Veterans
Describes the affirmative action obligations of federal contractors regarding the hiring and promoting of qualified special disabled Veterans of the Vietnam era and selected other Veterans who served on active duty. See answers to frequently asked questions about the federal contractor program.
Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
Going to Work: A Guide to Social Security Benefits & Employment for Young People with Disabilities
Provides families and professionals working with young people practical, hands-on information about Social Security disability and health benefit programs. The complete guide can be downloaded in PDF format.
Increasing Opportunities For People with Disabilities In Federal Employment
A question-and-answer guide from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on promoting the hiring and advancement of individuals with disabilities in federal government employment.
Information for Job Seekers - Office of Personnel Management
JAN Accommodation & Compliance Series - The ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Job Applicants & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on ADA regulations related to job applicants with disabilities.
News & Transmittals - Office of Personnel Management
Psychiatric Disabilities & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Enforcement Guidance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on enforcing ADA provisions as they relate to psychiatric disabilities.
Small Businesses & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Overview from the Department of Justice regarding ADA requirements for small businesses that provide goods and services to the public.
Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fact sheet provides a brief, easy-to-read discussion of the obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, with an emphasis on issues relevant to small businesses.
The American Veterans & Service Members Survival Guide
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor
Veterans Employment Information - Office of Personnel Management
Veterans Guide (VETGUIDE) to Federal Employment
Veterans' Preference Resources
Veterans' Preference elaws Advisor
Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
VetsInfo Guide on Federal Employment
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 - Its Application to People with Disabilities