DOL Introduces a New OnlineTool to Help Employers Understand Disability Discrimination Laws
Date: 5/05/10
Title: DOL Introduces a New OnlineTool to Help Employers Understand Disability Discrimination Laws
The interactive online Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor, available at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/odep.htm, helps employers evaluate their employment policies and practices to ensure that they do not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. The tool poses the following quesitons to the organization and uses the responses to generate a customized list of federal disability nondiscrimination laws that likely apply. The employer is also provided iwth easy-to-understand information about their responsibilities under the laws.
- Please select the statement that best describes your business:
- My business is a private establishment where:
- Business is conducted;
- Goods are made, stored, or processed, or
- Services or rendered.
- My business is a department, agency of a state or local government.
- My business is a department of an Indian tribal government or authorized intertribal organization.
2. If (a) is selected, Is your business an employment agency, a labor organization, or a joint labor-management committee?
3. Does your business have a federal contract or subcontract?
4. Does your business receive any federal financial assistance, such as a grant, loan, or in-kind assistance from a federal government program?
5. What is the maximum number of employees, including part-time employees, your business will have employed for 2 or more calendar weeks in either the currentor preceding calendar year?
6. Select the state or territory where your business is located.
The laws addressed by the Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor include:
- Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (as it pertains to federal financial assistance)
- Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
- The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended
The advisor also offer a Guide on Employment People with Disabilities that outlines resources available to help employers comply with disability nondiscrimination laws.
The foregoing has been prepared for the general information of clients and friends of Workplace Dynamics LLC. It is not meant to provide legal advice with respect to any specific matter and should not be acted upon without professional counse.