A federal law that prohibits employment discrimination and harassment of qualified individuals on the basis of disability (www.practicallaw.com/5-501-9332) (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213). For more information about discrimination and harassment, see Practice Notes, Discrimination: Overview (www.practicallaw.com/3-503-3975) and Harassment (www.practicallaw.com/9-502-7844). The ADA was amended by the ADA Amendments of 2008 (www.practicallaw.com/3-503-0547) and specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in:
Application procedures.
Hiring.
Termination of employment.
Compensation.
Job training.
The ADA prohibits retaliation (www.practicallaw.com/6-503-9612) (for more information, see Practice Note, Retaliation (www.practicallaw.com/5-501-1430)). The ADA is also the primary federal law governing:
Reasonable accommodations of disabilities in the workplace (for more information, see Practice Note, Disability Accommodation under the ADA (www.practicallaw.com/9-503-9007)).
Pre-employment examinations.
The ADA is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (www.practicallaw.com/4-501-5853) (EEOC). In general, the ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more employees. For more information on employer coverage under the ADA, see Practice Note, Discrimination: Overview: Coverage of Employers Under the ADA (www.practicallaw.com/3-503-3975).