29 CFR § 1630.7 - Standards, criteria, or methods of administration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1630.7"
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title: "29 CFR § 1630.7 - Standards, criteria, or methods of administration."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1630.7"
section_name: "Standards, criteria, or methods of administration."
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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# 1630.7 Standards, criteria, or methods of administration.

It is unlawful for a covered entity to use standards, criteria, or methods of administration, which are not job-related and consistent with business necessity, and:

(a) That have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability; or

(b) That perpetuate the discrimination of others who are subject to common administrative control.