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ADA abbrAmericans with Disabilities Act see also the important laws section
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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abbrv.Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Category: Employment Law & HR → Human ResourcesCategory: Employment Law & HR → Employee Rights
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), see also Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990USAA federal law prohibiting employment discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12113). The ADA specifically prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment, including:• Application procedures.• Hiring.• Termination of employment.• Compensation.• Job training.• Retaliation (for more information on retaliation, see Practice Note: Retaliation (www.practicallaw.com/5-501-1430)).• Harassment (for more information on harassment, see Standard Document, Anti-Harassment Policy: General Drafting Note (www.practicallaw.com/7-501-6926) and Practice Note, Harassment (www.practicallaw.com/9-502-7844)).The ADA is also the primary federal law governing:• Reasonable accommodations of disabilities in the workplace.• Pre-employment examinations.The ADA is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The general rule is that the ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more employees.For more information on employer coverage under the ADA, see the EEOC website .
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
