[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1232.9]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
PART 1232--NON-DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM ACTION--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B--Employment and Volunteer Service Practices
 
Sec. 1232.9  General prohibitions against employment and volunteer service discrimination.


    (a) No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, 
be subjected to discrimination in employment or volunteer service under 
any program or activity that receives or benefits from federal financial 
assistance.
    (b) A recipient shall make all decisions concerning employment or 
volunteer service under any program or activity to which this part 
applies in a manner which ensures that discrimination on the basis of 
handicap does not occur and may not limit, segregate, or classify 
applicants or employees or volunteers in any way that adversely affects 
their opportunities or status because of handicap.
    (c) The prohibition against discrimination in employment and 
volunteer service applies to the following activities:
    (1) Recruitment, advertising, and the processing of applications for 
employment or volunteer service;
    (2) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award of tenure, demotion, 
transfer, layoff, termination, right of return from layoff, 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 or volunteer 
service, 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 to pursue training;
    (8) Employer sponsored activities, including social or recreational 
programs; and
    (9) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment or 
volunteer service.
    (d) A recipient may not participate in a contractural or other 
relationship that has the effect of subjecting qualified handicapped 
applicants, volunteers or employees, to discrimination prohibited by 
this subpart. The relationships referred to in this paragraph include 
relationships with employment and referral agencies, with labor unions, 
with organizations providing or administering fringe benefits to 
employees of the recipient, and with organizations providing training 
and apprenticeship programs.
    (e) A recipient's obligation to comply with this subpart is not 
affected by any inconsistent term of any collective bargaining agreement 
to which it is a party.
    (f) Recipients operating a volunteer program under which volunteers 
are assigned to work in a number of work stations will assure that a 
representative sample of work stations are accessible to handicapped 
persons.