TITLE 29 - LABOR

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO LABOR

CHAPTER XIV - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

PART 1614 - FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

subpart b - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS

1614.203 - Rehabilitation Act.

  (a) Model employer. The Federal Government shall be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. Agencies shall give full consideration to the hiring, placement, and advancement of qualified individuals with disabilities.

  (b) ADA standards. The standards used to determine whether section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 791), has been violated in a complaint alleging nonaffirmative action employment discrimination under this part shall be the standards applied under Titles I and V (sections 501 through 504 and 510) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. 12101, 12111, 12201), as such sections relate to employment. These standards are set forth in the Commission's ADA regulations at 29 CFR part 1630.

[67 FR 35735, May 21, 2002]