Common use of Civil Rights Requirements Clause in Contracts

Civil Rights Requirements. a. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, provides that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Health and Human Services regulation implementing this requirement is 45 CFR Part 80. b. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, (P.L. 88-352 & 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex. Title VII applies to employers of fifteen or more employees, and prohibits all discriminatory employment practices. c. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, section 504, provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Health and Human Services regulation 45 CFR Part 84 implements this requirement. d. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6107), prohibits unreasonable discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The Health and Human Services regulation implementing the provisions of the Age Discrimination Act is 45 CFR Part 91. e. The Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX, (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1683 and 1685-1686), section 901, provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Health and Human Services regulation 45 CFR Part 86 implements this requirement. f. Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, relates to "Equal Employment Opportunity" (for all construction contracts and subcontracts in excess of $10,000), and prohibits discrimination in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It also requires covered contractors to take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment. g. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (P.L.101-336), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794), prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. h. The Public Health Service Act, as amended, Title VII, section 704 and Title VIII, section 855, forbids the extension of federal support for health manpower and nurse training programs authorized under those titles to any entity that discriminates on the basis of sex in the admission of individuals to its training programs. Health and Human Services regulation implementing this requirement is 45 CFR Part 83. i. The Public Health Service Act, as amended, section 526, provides that drug abusers who are suffering from medical conditions shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment because of their drug abuse or drug dependence, by any private or public general hospital that receives support in any form from any federally funded program. This prohibition is extended to all outpatient facilities receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance by 45 CFR Part 84. j. The Public Health Service Act, as amended, section 522, provides that alcohol abusers and alcoholics who are suffering from medical conditions shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment, solely because of their alcohol abuse or alcoholism, by any private or public general hospital that receives support in any form from any federally funded program. This prohibition is extended to all outpatient facilities receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance by 45 CFR Part 84.