Q&A

Who determines ADA compliance?

Who determines ADA compliance?

All local, county, state, and federal government agencies. Any business that relies on the general public or for their benefit. Privately run companies that currently have 15 or more employees.

What does Title V of the ADA cover?

Title V emphasizes, “No person shall discriminate against any individual because such individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or because such individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this Act.” This title …

What is the difference between Title II and Title III of the ADA?

Title II extends a prohibition on discrimination to the activities of state and local governments regardless of whether such entities receive federal financial assistance. Title III prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation.

What does the ADA do for the disabled?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services.

What is prohibited under Title III of the ADA?

Title III prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities of places of public accommodations (businesses that are generally open to the public and that fall into one of 12 categories listed in the ADA, such as restaurants, movie theaters, schools, day care facilities, recreation facilities, and …

How much money can you get under the ADA?

Under Title III of the ADA, a plaintiff doesn’t get damages, but is entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs and injunctive relief. According to Vu, the vast majority of cases settle for $15,000 or less.

How are awards determined in an awards pool?

Employees within the same awards pool should receive awards reflecting meaningful distinctions based on the employee’s individual rating of record. (For agencies electing not to use awards pools, this would correspond to the organizational level that controls an awards budget and has authority for approving awards.)

What makes a case a violation of the ADA?

For purposes of paragraph (a) (3) of this section, in determining whether a first or subsequent violation has occurred, a determination in a single action, by judgment or settlement, that the covered entity has engaged in more than one discriminatory act shall be counted as a single violation. (c) Punitive damages.

What are the injunctive relief sections of the ADA?

In the case of violations of § 36.304, § §36.308, 36.310(b), 36.401, 36.402, 36.403, and 36.405 of this part, injunctive relief shall include an order to alter facilities to make such facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities to the extent required by the Act or this part.