Laserfiche WebLink
discrimination in employment by a contractor receiving Federal <br />financial assistance as part of the CDBG program. <br />b) The contractor may not limit, segregate, or classify applicants or <br />employees in any way that adversely affects their opportunities or <br />status because of handicap or disability. <br />c) Prohibition against discrimination in employment by the contractor <br />applies to the following activities: recruitment, advertising, <br />processing of applications for employment; hiring, upgrading, <br />promotion, award of tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, <br />termination, right of return from layoff, injury or illness, and <br />rehiring; rates of pay or any other form of compensation and <br />changes of compensation; job assignments, job classifications, <br />organizational structures, position descriptions, lines of <br />progression, and seniority lists; leaves of absence, sick leave, or <br />any other leave; fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, <br />whether or not administered by Recipient; selection and financial <br />support for training, including apprenticeship, professional <br />meetings, conferences, and other related activities, and selection <br />for leaves of absence for training; employer sponsored activities, <br />including social or recreational programs; and any other term, <br />condition, or privilege of employment. <br />d) The contractor shall make reasonable accommodation to the known <br />physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or <br />employee with a handicap or disability, unless that <br />accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation <br />of its program. A contractor may not deny any employment <br />opportunity to a qualified handicapped or disabled employee or <br />applicant if the basis for the denial is the need to make reasonable <br />accommodation to the physical or mental limitation of the <br />employee or applicant. <br />e) Reasonable accommodation may include: <br />i) Making facilities used by employees accessible to and <br />usable by individuals with handicaps and disabilities. <br />ii) Job restructuring, job relocation, part-time or modified <br />work schedules, acquisitions or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of readers or <br />interpreters, and other similar actions. <br />Exhibit E <br />Page 4 of 10 <br />