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JAM-2014-L-98288
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Title_of_text
Disabilities Act, 2014 (Act No.13 of 2014).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-10-31
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to promote and ensure full and equal enjoyment by persons with disabilities, of privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, on equal basis as others and to establish the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities.
Part VI deals with employment of persons with disabilities and includes non-discrimination provisions and an obligation on the employer to make adjustments to the workplace to ensure that the employee is not at a disadvantage. It also provides for the redeployment of an employee to a position that is at equivalent to their previous position.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Justice
Country
Jamaica
URL
http://moj.gov.jm/laws
File
JAM98288.pdf (PDF of Act)