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What is Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
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What did the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 do?
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a law that prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment against individuals with disabilities and requires employers take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain these individuals.
Section 503. Section 503 requires affirmative action and prohibits employment discrimination by Federal government contractors and subcontractors with contracts of more than $10,000. Section 504
Under the Rehabilitation Act, including Sections 501 and 503, the term “disability” is defined by regulation to have the same meaning as it does under the ADA. Since the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) became effective in 2009, the ADA’s definition of “disability” has been very broad. It includes many kinds of mental and physical medical conditions.
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act Rules. ( Printer-friendly PDF version | 313 KB) ( Large Print PDF version | 253 KB) ( Spanish version) On March 24, 2014, rules for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (RA) took effect, covering employers who are federal contractors or subcontractors.
The amendments made by section 3 [Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, PL 111-2, 123 Stat. 5] shall apply to claims of discrimination in compensation brought under sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791, 794), pursuant to—
