# Section 503 affirmative action program (federal contractors) — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count

For Section 503 affirmative action program (federal contractors), full name is Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; employee threshold is 50; requirement is Contractors described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall, within 120 days of the commencement of a contract, prepare and maintain an affirmative action program at each establishment, verified against its source on 2026-11-01.

- **Law:** Section 503 affirmative action program (federal contractors) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Full name:** Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Employee threshold:** 50 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Requirement:** Contractors described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall, within 120 days of the commencement of a contract, prepare and maintain an affirmative action program at each establishment. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> The requirements of this subpart apply to every Government contractor that has 50 or more employees and a contract of $50,000 or more.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Full name

> The U.S. Department of Labor is revising its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503).

### Employee threshold

> The requirements of this subpart apply to every Government contractor that has 50 or more employees and a contract of $50,000 or more.

### Requirement

> Contractors described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall, within 120 days of the commencement of a contract, prepare and maintain an affirmative action program at each establishment.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-60-741.40
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17115/modifications-to-the-regulations-implementing-section-503-of-the-rehabilitation-act-of-1973-as

Last verified: 2026-11-01. Review by: 2027-10-06.
Part of [US federal employment law thresholds by employee count](https://referencesource.org/regulatory-threshold-triggers/).