Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it reached settlement agreements with the city of Parowan, Utah; the city of Española, New Mexico; and the village of Ruidoso, New Mexico. The agreements resolve investigations of each public entity under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The investigations found that each jurisdiction’s online employment application asked questions about disabilities in violation of the ADA. The ADA does not permit employers to inquire as to whether an applicant is an individual with a disability or as to the nature of such disability before making a conditional offer of employment. Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, however, federal contractors subject to affirmative action requirements must invite an applicant voluntarily to self-identify as an individual with a disability, consistent with certain requirements.
