HR 4807 · 101th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.(1990-08-17)
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Title I: Employment - Prohibits discrimination by any employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee (covered entity) against any qualified individual with a disability in job application procedures, hiring or discharge, compensation, advancement, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Lists actions construed to be discrimination. Allows: (1) actions that are job related and consistent with business necessity, if performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation; (2) a requirement that an individual not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace; and (3) requirements that an individual be a member of and conform to the tenets of a religious entity employer. Excludes from the term "qualified individual with a disability" an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs. Allows a covered entity to take specified actions with regard to the illegal use of drugs and the use of alcohol in relation to the workplace. Declares that, for this title, a test to determine illegal use of drugs is not a medical examin…
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12 Democrats7 Republicans