

All nondiscrimination standards under Title I of the ADA also apply to federal agencies under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.

It also applies to state and local government employers, employment agencies, and labor unions. Title I of the ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more employees.Note: Other federal laws, as well as state or local laws, may provide employees with additional protections. The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (which include the requirement for reasonable accommodation and non-discrimination based on disability, and rules about employer medical examinations and inquiries), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, and sex, including pregnancy), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (which prohibits discrimination based on age, 40 or older), and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.All EEOC materials related to COVID-19 are collected at.Technical Assistance Questions and Answers - Updated on May 15, 2023. For more information about the EEOC’s resources on religious discrimination, please see. The Groff opinion clarified that “showing ‘more than a de minimis cost’…does not suffice to establish undue hardship under Title VII.” Instead, the Supreme Court held that “undue hardship is shown when a burden is substantial in the overall context of an employer’s business,” “tak into account all relevant factors in the case at hand, including the particular accommodations at issue and their practical impact in light of the nature, size and operating cost of an employer.” Groff supersedes any contrary information on this webpage.

This document was issued prior to the Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. Notice Concerning the Undue Hardship Standard in Title VII Religious Accommodation Cases.
