Selected Enforcement Guidances and Other Policy Documents on the ADA

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Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities May, 2007

• See also: Questions and Answers about EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities

Revised Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans With Disabilities Act October, 2002

The Commission has re-issued the Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship to reflect a recent Supreme Court decision, US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett. The cover page of the Guidance notes where the major changes in the document are to be found. This revised version replaces the 3/1/99 Guidance.

• See also: ADA Technical Assistance Manual: Addendum October, 2002

• See also: Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation March, 1999

Enforcement Guidance: Application Of The ADA To Contingent Workers Placed By Temporary Agencies And Other Staffing Firms December, 2000

• See also: Questions and Answers: Enforcement Guidance: Application of the ADA to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Agencies and Other Staffing Firms

EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13164: Establishing Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation October, 2000

• See also: Questions And Answers: Policy Guidance On Executive Order 13164: Establishing Procedures To Facilitate The Provision Of Reasonab

Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) July, 2000

• See also: Questions and Answers: Enforcement Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145: To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information July, 2000

Instructions for Field Offices Analyzing ADA Charges After Supreme Court Decisions Addressing "Disability" and "Qualified" December, 1999

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities March, 1997

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Effect of Representations Made in Applications for Benefits on the Determination of Whether a Person Is a "Qualified Individual with a Disability" Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) February, 1997

EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Workers' Compensation and the ADA September, 1996

ADA Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations October, 1995 (Also available in PDF format)

Compliance Manual Section 902: Definition of the Term Disability March, 1995

Interim Enforcement Guidance on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to Disability-based Distinctions in Employer Provided Health Insurance June, 1993

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Available Resources

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In addition to a variety of formal guidance documents, EEOC has developed a wide range of fact sheets, question & answer documents, and other publications to help employees and employers understand the complex issues surrounding disability discrimination.

• Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Recruiting, Hiring, Retaining, and Promoting People with Disabilities: A Resource Guide for Employers

• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability

• Job Applicants and the ADA

• Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the ADA: A Guide for Veterans

• Questions and Answers: Promoting Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce

• The Family and Medical Leave Act, the ADA, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The ADA: A Primer for Small Business

• Your Responsibilities as an Employer

• Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation

• Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation

• Applying Performance And Conduct Standards To Employees With Disabilities

• Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures

• The Mental Health Provider's Role in a Client's Request for a Reasonable Accommodation at Work

• Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities

• Reasonable Accommodations for Attorneys with Disabilities

• RESCINDED - How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers

• Final Report on Best Practices For the Employment of People with Disabilities In State Government

• Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights

• ABCs of Schedule A Documents

The ADA Amendments Act

• Questions and Answers on the Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

• Questions and Answers for Small Businesses: The Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

• Fact Sheet on the EEOC's Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA

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Veterans with Disabilities

• EEOC Efforts for Veterans with Disabilities

• Understanding Your Employment Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Veterans

• Veterans and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Employers

• Hiring Veterans with Disabilities in the Federal Government

  • Tips for Applicants with Disabilities Applying for Federal Jobs 

  • The ABCs of Schedule A 

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The Questions and Answers Series

• Use of Codeine, Oxycodone, and Other Opioids: Information for Employees

• How Health Care Providers Can Help Current and Former Patients Who Have Used Opioids Stay Employed

• EEO Laws for Employees Affected by the Zika Virus

• Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act

• Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the ADA

• The Americans with Disabilities Act's Association Provision

• Diabetes in the Workplace and the ADA

• Epilepsy in the Workplace and the ADA

• Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA

• Cancer in the Workplace and the ADA

• The Application of Title VII and the ADA to Applicants or Employees Who Experience Domestic or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking

• Living with HIV Infection Your Legal Rights in the Workplace Under the ADA

• Helping Patients with HIV Infection Who Need Accommodations at Work

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Mediation and the ADA

• Questions and Answers for Mediation Providers: Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Questions and Answers for Parties to Mediation: Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)