Disability Employment Discrimination

Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA") makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against people with disabilities at work. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") is responsible for enforcing Title I and ensuring that a person with a disability is free from employment discrimination. The ADA prohibits employers are from discriminating based on a disability, and the protection applies to employees from the time they apply for a job, through the time they are already employed. The ADA people with disabilities form employment discrimination specifically in the areas concerning the way a job is done, hiring, pay, promotions, benefits, and training. Under the ADA, people who believe they have been discriminated against by an employer based on a disability may file a complaint and/or a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination.

Fast Facts

  • The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to the civil rights protections given to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and religion.
  • According to the 2000 Census, the total number of people ages 16-64 with disabilities in the U.S. is 33.1 million. Of those disabled, 18.6 million are currently employed. Of those 18.6 million, 60% of men with disabilities are employees and 51% of women with disabilities are employed.

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