K. Moss et al., Different paths to justice: The ADA, employment, and administrative enforcement by the EEOC and FEPAs, BEH SCI LAW, 17(1), 1999, pp. 29-46
Under Title I of the ADA, individuals who believe they have been subjected
to disability-based employment discrimination may file an administrative ch
arge. This article looks at who files charges, over what issues, and with w
hat outcomes in both Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) field o
ffices, and state and local fair employment practice agencies (FEPAs). The
data for the article are computerized records of all ADA charges filed thro
ugh March 31, 1998. The data indicate that individuals who rely on a FEPA t
o investigate their charge have a greater likelihood of obtaining a benefic
ial outcome than individuals who rely on the EEOC, but proportionately more
individuals receiving a beneficial outcome are likely to receive monetary
benefits from the EEOC than from a FEPA. Further, those who receive benefic
ial outcomes will probably receive greater monetary benefits from charges i
nvestigated by the EEOC than from those investigated by a FEPA. Copyright (
C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.