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Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 And Its Prohibition Of Employment Discrimination, Jamie L. Ireland, Richard A. Bales

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination in the provision of programs, services, or activities by federal, state, and local government entities. Title I, however, contains significant coverage gaps: federal employees, and employees of employers with less than fifteen employees, are not covered. When these employees are discriminated against on the basis of disability, they often sue under Title II, which does not contain the Title I exclusions. The federal circuit courts are split on the issue of whether the ADA Title II applies to employment discrimination claims. …