---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 8.10"
title: "24"
number: "8.10"
heading: "General prohibitions against employment discrimination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/8.10"
---

# §8.10. General prohibitions against employment discrimination.

- (a) No qualified individual with handicaps shall, solely on the basis of handicap, be subjected to discrimination in employment under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance from the Department.
- (b) A recipient may not limit, segregate, or classify applicants or employees in any way that adversely affects their opportunities or status because of handicap.
- (c) The prohibition against discrimination in employment applies to the following activities:
  - (1) Recruitment, advertising, and the processing of applications for employment;
  - (2) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award of tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, right of return from layoff, injury or illness, and rehiring;
  - (3) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation and changes in compensation;
  - (4) Job assignments, job classifications, organizational structures, position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists;
  - (5) Leaves of absence, sick leave, or any other leave;
  - (6) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or not administered by the recipient;
  - (7) Selection and financial support for training, including apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related activities, and selection for leaves of absence for training;
  - (8) Employer sponsored activities, including social or recreational programs; and
  - (9) **Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.**
- (d) A recipient may not participate in a contractual or other relationship that has the effect of subjecting qualified applicants with handicaps or employees with handicaps to discrimination prohibited by this subpart. The relationships referred to in this [paragraph (d)](#d) include relationships with employment and referral agencies, labor unions, organizations providing or administering fringe benefits to employees of the recipient, and organizations providing training and apprenticeship programs.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d) and 5309.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 20233, June 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted.