---
type: threshold
id: ada
asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers
title: "ADA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count"
sources:
  - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees
source_quote: "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The <https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/#employment> Americans with Disabilities Act protects those with disabilities from being discriminated against for employment-related opportunities, from recruiting, hiring, job training, promotions, and pay, to social activities that are provided to staff members."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
law: "ADA"
full_name: "Americans with Disabilities Act"
employee_threshold: "15"
requirement: "protects those with disabilities from being discriminated against for employment-related opportunities"
counting_note: "part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation"
---
**Law:** ADA

**Full name:** Americans with Disabilities Act

**Employee threshold:** 15

**Requirement:** protects those with disabilities from being discriminated against for employment-related opportunities

**Counting note:** part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation

> Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The <https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/#employment> Americans with Disabilities Act protects those with disabilities from being discriminated against for employment-related opportunities, from recruiting, hiring, job training, promotions, and pay, to social activities that are provided to staff members.

Source: <https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees>