[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR8.10]

[Page 132-133]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 8--NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON HANDICAP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B--Employment
 
Sec. 8.10  General prohibitions against employment discrimination.


    (a) No qualified individual with handicaps shall, solely on the 
basis of

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handicap, be subjected to discrimination in employment under any program 
or activity that receives Federal financial assistance from the 
Department.
    (b) A recipient may not limit, segregate, or classify applicants or 
employees in any way that adversely affects their opportunities or 
status because of handicap.
    (c) The prohibition against discrimination in employment applies to 
the following activities:
    (1) Recruitment, advertising, and the processing of applications for 
employment;
    (2) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award of tenure, demotion, 
transfer, layoff, termination, right of return from layoff, injury or 
illness, and rehiring;
    (3) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation and changes in 
compensation;
    (4) Job assignments, job classifications, organizational structures, 
position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists;
    (5) Leaves of absence, sick leave, or any other leave;
    (6) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or 
not administered by the recipient;
    (7) Selection and financial support for training, including 
apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related 
activities, and selection for leaves of absence for training;
    (8) Employer sponsored activities, including social or recreational 
programs; and
    (9) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.
    (d) A recipient may not participate in a contractual or other 
relationship that has the effect of subjecting qualified applicants with 
handicaps or employees with handicaps to discrimination prohibited by 
this subpart. The relationships referred to in this paragraph (d) 
include relationships with employment and referral agencies, labor 
unions, organizations providing or administering fringe benefits to 
employees of the recipient, and organizations providing training and 
apprenticeship programs.