The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability

What Employment Practices are Covered?

The ADA makes it unlawful to discriminate in all employment

• practices such as:

• recruitment

• firing

• hiring

• training

• job assignments

• promotions

• pay

• benefits

• lay off

• leave

• all other employment related activities.

It is also unlawful for an employer to retaliate against you for asserting your rights under the ADA. The Act also protects you if you are a victim of discrimination because of your family, business, social or other relationship or association with an individual with a disability.