29 CFR § 1630.5 - Limiting, segregating, and classifying.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1630.5"
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title: "29 CFR § 1630.5 - Limiting, segregating, and classifying."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1630.5"
section_name: "Limiting, segregating, and classifying."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1630"
part_name: "REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 12116 and 12205a of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 35734, July 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1630.5 Limiting, segregating, and classifying.

It is unlawful for a covered entity to limit, segregate, or classify a job applicant or employee in a way that adversely affects his or her employment opportunities or status on the basis of disability.