Employment Rights

Links

• ADA 2008 Amendments Bulletin
  A Job Accommodations Network (JAN) document reviewing the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008.
• Disability.gov Employment Page
  This section of DisabilityInfo.gov covers a variety of topics related to employment of people with disabilities.
• Disclosure at the One Stop Centers: Tips & Guidelines
  The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at UMass Boston supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community. This publication provides tips and guidelines about when to disclose a disability when working with a one-stop career center.
• Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
  This is a questions and answers document developed by the Social Security Administration, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Justice for people with disabilities who are looking for employment.
• Identifying Essential Job Functions under the ADA
  A Southeast ADA Center publication that details "essential job functions" as defined by the ADA.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  This is the home page for the Job Accommodations Network (JAN), a program funded through the United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy providing a resource for workplace productivity enhancements and reasonable accommodations solutions.
• Job Accommodation Network Disclosure Resources
  JAN provides free, confidential technical assistance about job accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Job Accommodation Network's (JAN) 'Ideas for Writing an Accommodation Request Letter'
  Job Accommodation Network's (JAN) Fact Sheet Series: Ideas for Writing an Accommodation Request Letter.
• Job Accommodations Network ADA Resources
  The Job Accommodations Network (JAN) Americans with Disabilities Act Library.
• Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation
  The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the agency of the United States Government that enforces the federal employment discrimination laws. This document covers information on reasonable accommodations for small businesses.
• The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with Disabilities
  This booklet explains the part of the ADA that prohibits job discrimination.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act And the Rights of Persons with HIV/AIDS To Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing
  U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section questions and answers.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  Public Law 103-3 Enacted February 5, 1993. An Act to grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  This fact sheet was prepared by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Office of Legal Counsel. It is intended to provide technical assistance on some common questions that have arisen about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) when the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) also applies.
• U.S. Department of Justice Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ADA Guide 'Your Employment Rights as an Individual with Disabilities'
  An EEOC document outlining employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for people with disabilities.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ADA Publications
  This takes you to a publications request form and listing of EEOC publications.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ADA Question & Answers
  An EEOC question and answer document addressing employment issues under the ADA.
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Enforcement Guidelines
  This is a list of EEOC enforcement documents including enforcement related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor
  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Advisor helps Veterans understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act. The law is intended to encourage non-career uniformed service so that America can enjoy the protection of those services, staffed by qualified people, while maintaining a balance with the needs of private and public employers who also depend on these same individuals.
• West Virginia Division of Labor
  Homepage for the West Virginia Division of Labor.
• West Virginia Human Rights Commission
  West Virginia Human Rights Commission whose mission is to eliminate discriminatory practices based upon sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, religion, blindness and familial status.
• Wheeling Human Rights Commission
  It is the mission of the Human Rights Commission to encourage mutual respect among all racial, religious and ethnic groups within the City.
• Workforce Investment Act
  Public Law 105-220, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes.
• Youth, Disclosure, and the Workplace Why, When, What, and How
  A document of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment addressing disability disclosure issues and employment geared towards youth.