Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers with how many employees must provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities?

• A. 15
• B. 10
• C. 25
• D. 50

Answer: (B)

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, protection in employment applies to employers with fifteen or more employees. This means those employers must ensure equal opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities, including recruiting, hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment. They must also provide reasonable accommodations for employees or applicants with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship. The idea behind this threshold is to cover larger employers while not overburdening very small businesses. A qualified individual is someone who can perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation, and the employer engages in an interactive process to determine appropriate accommodations.