Upjohn Research

Title

The Labor Market Experience of Workers with DisabilitiesThe ADA and Beyond

Authors

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Georgia State University

Year

2003

Abstract

This book focuses on the labor market provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It provides a comprehensive analysis of the current labor market experience of American workers with disabilities and an assessment of the impact the ADA has had on that experience.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Employment
3. Compensation: Wages and Benefits
4. Hours of Work, Distribution, and Representation
5. Separation, Unemployment, and Job Search
6. State versus Federal Legislation
7. Conclusions and Policy Implications

Citation

Hotchkiss, Julie L. 2003. The Labor Market Experience of Workers with Disabilities: The ADA and Beyond. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880992510 (pbk.) ; 9780880992527 (cloth)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Workers compensation and disability; Benefits and financing; Disability; Return to work