Table 2.
State disability and age discrimination laws, 1992–2000.
| Disability discrimination laws | Age discrimination laws | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Minimum firm size | Larger damages than ADA | Medical definition | Minimum firm size | Larger damages than ADEA |
| Alabama | No law | No law | No law | 20 | No |
| Alaska | 1 | Yes | No | 1 | No/Yes (changed 1997) |
| Arizona | 15 | No | No | 15 | No |
| Arkansas | 9 | No (same as ADA) | No | No law | No law |
| California | 5 | Yes (uncapped) | No (“limits” as of 2001) | 5 | Yes |
| Colorado | 1 | No (same as ADA) | No | 1 | No |
| Connecticut | 3 | No (unclear) | Yes | 3 | No |
| Delaware | 4 | No (same as ADA) | No | 4 | Yes |
| District of Columbia | 1 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 1 | Yes |
| Florida | 15 | No (punitive capped at $100k) | No | 15 | Yes |
| Georgia | 15 | No | No | 1 | No |
| Hawaii | 1 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 1 | Yes |
| Idaho | 5 | No (punitive capped at $10k) | No | 5 | Yes |
| Illinois | 1 | No | Yes | 15 | Yes |
| Indiana | 15 | No | No | 1 | No |
| Iowa | 4 | No | No | 4 | Yes |
| Kansas | 4 | No (no punitive damages, damages capped at $2k) | No | 4 | Yes |
| Kentucky | 15 | No | No | 8 | Yes |
| Louisiana | 15 | No | No | 8/20 (changed 1997) | Yes |
| Maine | 1 | Yes | No | 1 | Yes |
| Maryland | 15 | No (same as ADA) | No | 15 | Yes |
| Massachusetts | 6 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 6 | Yes |
| Michigan | 1 | No | No | 1 | Yes |
| Minnesota | 1 | No (punitive capped at $25k) | No (“materially limits”) | 1 | Yes |
| Mississippi | No law | No law | No law | No law | No law |
| Missouri | 6 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 6 | Yes |
| Montana | 1 | No | No | 1 | Yes |
| Nebraska | 15 | No | No | 25 | No |
| Nevada | 15 | No | No | 15 | No |
| New Hampshire | 6 | No | No | 6 | Yes |
| New Jersey | 1 | Yes (uncapped) | Yes | 1 | Yes |
| New Mexico | 4 | No | No | 4 | Yes |
| New York | 4 | No | Yes | 4 | Yes |
| North Carolina | 15 | No | No | 15 | No |
| North Dakota | 1 | No (no damages) | No | 1 | No |
| Ohio | 4 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 4 | Yes |
| Oklahoma | 15 | No | No | 15 | No |
| Oregon | 6 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 1 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | No | No | 4 | No |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 4 | Yes |
| South Carolina | 15 | No (same as ADA) | No | 15 | No |
| South Dakota | 1 | No | No | No law | No law |
| Tennessee | 8 | No | No | 8 | Yes |
| Texas | 15 | No (same as ADA) | No | 15 | No/Yes (changed 1993) |
| Utah | 15 | No | No | 15 | No |
| Vermont | 1 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 1 | No/Yes (changed 1999) |
| Virginia | 1 | No | No | 1 | No |
| Washington | 8 | No | No | 8 | Yes |
| West Virginia | 12 | Yes (uncapped) | No | 12 | No |
| Wisconsin | 1 | No | No | 1 | No |
| Wyoming | 2 | No | No | 2 | No |
NOTE: State laws cover 1992–2000. For the states listed as “Yes” under “Larger damages than ADA,” but not uncapped, details are as follows: Alaska—uncapped compensatory damages, punitive damages capped above ADA levels; Maine—exceeds ADA cap for firms of 201+ employees. For states listed as “No” under “Larger damages than ADA,” unless otherwise noted, the “No” is because punitive damages are not allowed. See Neumark et al. (2019), and especially the online appendix to that paper, for more information on the laws.
SOURCE: Age discrimination laws are from Neumark and Song (2013) and disability discrimination laws are from Neumark et al. (2019).