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

What employers are covered by the ADA?

Am I protected by the ADA?

What is a reasonable accommodation?

What employment practices are covered by the ADA?

Can an employer require medical examinations or ask questions about a disability?

Are individuals who use illegal drugs covered under the ADA?

What should I do if I think I am being discriminated against?

Can I get additional ADA information and assistance?

Is an employer required to provide reasonable accommodation when I apply for a job?

Should I tell my employer that I have a disability?

Do I have to pay for a needed reasonable accommodation?

Can an employer lower my salary or pay me less than other employees doing the same job because I need a reasonable accommodation?

Does an employer have to make non-work areas used by employees, such as cafeterias, lounges, or employer-provided transportation, accessible to people with disabilities?

If an employer has several qualified applicants for a job, is the employer required to select a qualified applicant with a disability over other applicants without a disability?

Can an employer refuse to hire me because he believes that it would be unsafe, because of my disability, for me to work with certain machinery required to perform the essential functions of the job?

Can an employer offer a health insurance policy that excludes coverage for pre-existing conditions?

If the health insurance offered by my employer does not cover all of the medical expenses related to my disability, does the company have to obtain additional coverage for me?

I think I was discriminated against because my wife is disabled. Can I file a charge with the EEOC?

Are people with AIDS covered by the ADA?

Information about the rights of employees under the ADA with Q and A.