Justice Department Announces ADA Title I Settlement Agreements with the City of Parowan, Utah; the City of Española, New Mexico; and the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico

The Justice Department announced today that it reached settlement agreements under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the City of Parowan, Utah; the City of Española, New Mexico; and the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Under the settlement agreements, each public entity agrees not to conduct any medical examinations or make disability-related inquiries of job applicants before a conditional offer of employment is made. Two of the entities must make their online employment opportunities website and job applications conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which are industry guidelines for making web content accessible.

To find out more about the ADA or these settlement agreements,
call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301
or
800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ADA.gov website. 

 Article Credit: U.S. Department of Justice