{"id":"DUT-FED-032","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (regulation)","authority":"42 U.S.C. 12116; 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(r)","instrument":"29 C.F.R. 1630.2(r) (definition of direct threat)","title":"§ 1630.2 Definitions","dateIssued":"1991-07-26","effective":"standing","end":"standing","startDate":"1991-07-26","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["covered employers"],"clause":"(r) Direct Threat means a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation. The determination that an individual poses a \u0027direct threat\u0027 shall be based on an individualized assessment... based on a reasonable medical judgment that relies on the most current medical knowledge and/or on the best available objective evidence.","enforcement":"not applicable","functions":[],"notes":"Defines the standard the EEOC applied in March 2020 when it stated that, \u0027based on guidance of the CDC and public health authorities as of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic meets the direct threat standard\u0027 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-082).","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2020-title29-vol4/pdf/CFR-2020-title29-vol4-sec1630-2.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":237790,"grade":"primary","character":"regulatory_framework","description":"","collection":"DUT-FED","url":"/library/DUT-FED-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-FED-032","citation":"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (regulation), 29 C.F.R. 1630.2(r) (definition of direct threat) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-032)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-082","DUT-FED-033"]}