Legal Opinion
Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P. C. v. Wells
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 22, 2003No. 01-1435PublishedCited by 298 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 327, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq., like other federal antidiscrimination legislation,1 is inapplicable to very small businesses. Under the ADA an “em*442ployer” is not covered unless its work force includes “15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.” § 12111(5). The question in this case is whether four physicians actively engaged in medical practice as shareholders and directors of a professional corporation should be counted as…
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