[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4, Parts 900 to 1899]
[Revised as of July 1, 2000]
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[CITE: 29CFR1630.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1630--REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1630.1  Purpose, applicability, and construction.

    (a) Purpose. The purpose of this part is to implement title I of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.) (ADA), 
requiring equal employment opportunities for qualified individuals with 
disabilities, and sections 3(2), 3(3), 501, 503, 506(e), 508, 510, and 
511 of the ADA as those sections pertain to the employment of qualified 
individuals with disabilities.
    (b) Applicability. This part applies to ``covered entities'' as 
defined at Sec. 1630.2(b).
    (c) Construction--(1) In general. Except as otherwise provided in 
this part, this part does not apply a lesser standard than the standards 
applied under title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 790-
794a), or the regulations issued by Federal agencies pursuant to that 
title.
    (2) Relationship to other laws. This part does not invalidate or 
limit the remedies, rights, and procedures of any Federal law or law of 
any State or political subdivision of any State or jurisdiction that 
provides greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals with 
disabilities than are afforded by this part.