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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Labour Econ. 2018 Aug 13;54:116–134. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2018.08.001

Table 14:

ADA Charges by Issue Category

Issue Category 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Hiring 1,552 1,509 1,512 1,541 1,513
(3.1%) (2.9%) (2.9%) (2.9%) (2.7%)
Promotion, Benefits, and Wages 1,777 1,822 1,873 1,879 1,976
(3.6%) (3.5%) (3.6%) (3.5%) (3.5%)
Discharge and Layoff 15,462 15,942 15,598 15,098 16,159
(31.0%) (30.7%) (29.6%) (28.4%) (28.6%)
Reasonable Accommodations 8,566 9,041 9,496 9,765 10,781
(17.2%) (17.4%) (18.0%) (18.3%) (19.1%)

Note: Table 14 reports the number of cases the EEOC received from 2011 to 2015. The charge statistics are available from the EEOC website: www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/charges.cfm and www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/ada-charges.cfm. The number of receipts include all charges filed under the ADA and those filed concurrently under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act (EPA), and Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The number in parentheses reports the percentage share out of total cases under the ADA. Data in earlier years or charges under the ADA only are not publicly available.