Federal Guidance Should Assist Workers with Disabilities

IMMIGRANTS & EMPLOYMENT

Immigrants' Employment Rights and Remedies

FEDERAL GUIDANCE SHOULD ASSIST WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
Immigrants' Rights Update, Vol. 15, No. 2, Mar. 29, 2001

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published guidelines setting forth the responsibilities temporary employment agencies have under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when they place a worker who is disabled with another employer. As the number of individuals obtaining work through temporary employment agencies or other staffing firms increases, the EEOC wants to clarify that these agencies can also be liable under the ADA.

The document, entitled "Enforcement Guidance: Application of the ADA to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Agencies and Other Staffing Firms," can be found on the EEOC's web site at www.eeeoc.gov/docs/guidance-contingent.html.