• Employees and applicants are protected by the ADA if they meet at least one of three requirements.
• Some entities are exempt from the ADA.

Employees and applicants are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if they:

• Have an impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;
• Have a record of such an impairment; and/or
• Are believed to have an impairment that is not transitory (lasting or expected to last six months or less) and minor — even if the individual does not have such an impairment.

Some examples of exemptions to the ADA include:

• Executive agencies of the U.S. Government (they are covered by a similar law);
• Indian tribes; and
• Bona fide private membership clubs that are:
  • Not labor organizations; and
  • Are exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code.