Who must comply with the Title I employment provisions of the ADA?
Private employers, State and local governments, employment agencies, labor unions, and joint labor-management committees must comply with Title I of the ADA. The ADA calls these “covered entities.” The term employer includes persons who are “agents” of the employer, such as managers, supervisors, and foremen, or others who act for the employer, such as temporary employment agencies and agencies used to conduct background checks on candidates. Therefore, the employer is responsible for ensuring that the actions of these agents do not violate the ADA Private employers with 15 or more employees, including part-time employees, working for them for 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, must comply with the ADA. State and local governments, regardless of the number of employees, are covered by the employment nondiscrimination requirements under Title II of the ADA.
