TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH
AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 126 - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
SUBCHAPTER I - EMPLOYMENT
42 U.S.C. Section 12117.
Enforcement
(a) Powers, remedies, and
procedures
The powers, remedies, and procedures set forth in sections
2000e-4, 2000e-5, 2000e-6, 2000e-8, and 2000e-9 of this title
shall
be the powers, remedies, and procedures this subchapter provides
to
the Commission, to the Attorney General, or to any person
alleging
discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of any
provision of this chapter, or regulations promulgated under
section
12116 of this title, concerning employment.
(b) Coordination
The agencies with enforcement authority for actions which allege
employment discrimination under this subchapter and under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] shall develop
procedures to ensure that administrative complaints filed under
this subchapter and under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are
dealt
with in a manner that avoids duplication of effort and prevents
imposition of inconsistent or conflicting standards for the same
requirements under this subchapter and the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. The Commission, the Attorney General, and the Office of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall establish such
coordinating mechanisms (similar to provisions contained in the
joint regulations promulgated by the Commission and the Attorney
General at part 42 of title 28 and part 1691 of title 29, Code
of
Federal Regulations, and the Memorandum of Understanding between
the Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs dated January 16, 1981 (46 Fed. Reg. 7435, January 23,
1981)) in regulations implementing this subchapter and
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 not later than 18 months after July
26,
1990.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-336, title I, Sec. 107, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat.
336.)
