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Federal Act to amend The Equal Treatment Act, Federal Act on the Equal Treatment Commission and the Ombudsman, Federal Act on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities and Federal Disability Discrimination Act (BGBI. 7/2011).

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First Region

Austria
Disabled workers
2011-01-20
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Article 1.
Amendments to the Equal Treatment Act.
Minor amendments in wording and numeration, also new sections introduced:
§ 10 Penalties
§ 11a Income Report
§ 24 Penalties
Part III. Equal treatment regardless of sex or ethnicity in
other areas
Section 1
§ 30. Scope of legislation
§ 31. Equal treatment
§ 32. Definition
§ 33. Exemptions
§ 34. Positive undertakings
§ 35. Harassment and sexual harassment
§ 36. Bid non-discriminatory measures in housing
§ 37. Penalties
§ 38. Legal consequences of the breach of the equal treatment principle
§ 39. Prohibition of discrimination
§ 40. Promotion
Section 2 Principles for the regulation of equal treatment irrespective of ethnic affiliation in other areas
§ 40a. Scope
§ 40b. Equal treatment, definitions, legal consequences
§ 40c. Commitment to the creation or designation of an independent body.

Article 2.
Amendsthe Equal Treatment Commission and Ombudsman Act regarding compliance with equal treatment principle and advocating for it, senate hearing in this matter. In particular § 6. concerning lawyer for equal treatment regardless of sex or ethnic affiliation in other areas.

Article 3.
Amendments to the Employment of Disabled Persons Act (BEinstG) in §7 in particular changing the amount 720€ for 1000€.

Article 4.
Amends the Federal Law on the Equality of Persons with Disabilities: changes in wording and amount 720euro changed for 1000euro.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    2011-03-01
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Electronic region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Bundesgesetzblatt Teil I
    Date
    2011-02-15
    Volume
    vol. 7
    Page range
    pp. 1-14