Senate Rule XLII - Employment practices

111th Congress
1. No Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall, with respect to employment by the Senate or any office thereof

(a) fail or refuse to hire an individual;

(b) discharge an individual; or

(c) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.

2. For purposes of this rule, the provisions of section 509(a) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 shall be deemed to be a rule of the Senate as it pertains to Members, officers, and employees of the Senate.

109th Congress
1. No Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall, with respect to employment by the Senate or any office thereof

(a) fail or refuse to hire an individual;

(b) discharge an individual; or

(c) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to promotion, compensation, or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or state of physical handicap.

2. For purposes of this rule, the provisions of section 509(a) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 shall be deemed to be a rule of the Senate as it pertains to Members, officers, and employees of the Senate.

Resources

 * Rules of the 109th U.S. Senate

Articles

 * "Rule XLII," U.S. Senate - Committee on Rules and Administration, 2005.