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Original name: Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
Name: Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities (42 U.S.C., Chapter 126, secs. 12101-12213).
Country: United States of America
Subject(s): Disabled workers
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1990
Entry into force:
ISN: USA-1990-L-31145
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=31145&p_lang=en
Bibliography: U.S. Labor and Employment Laws, 1991-03, West R., BNA Books, Washington, D.C., United States of America, pp. 5-63-5-78
U.S. Code U.S. Code Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. (consulted on 2005)
Legislation on-line Legislation on-line Government Printing Office (GPO), United State of America (consulted on 2018-02-14)
Abstract/Citation: Provides, inter alia, for non-discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
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