SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PATERSON, NEW JERSEY UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT DJ 204-48-253 BACKGROUND SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATIONSettlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Contract Type FiledMay 5th, 2020The United States Department of Justice (Department) initiated this matter as a compliance review of Paterson, New Jersey, under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, and the Department's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 35. Because the City receives financial assistance from the Department of Justice, the review was also conducted under the authority of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, and the Department's implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 42, Subpart G.