The U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission came together to publish a disability resource guide, the EEOC announced Tuesday.
The release marks 50 years since the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act was the first major federal law to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and workforce participation.
The guide outlines for employers the role that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Office of Disability Employment Policy, as well as the EEOC, have in enforcing the act.
