Which federal law prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities?

• A. Unity of command
• B. Americans with Disabilities Act
• C. Adverse impact
• D. Emotional intelligence

Answer: (B)

The main concept is legal protections in employment for people with disabilities and the federal rule that enforces those protections. The correct answer is the Americans with Disabilities Act. This law prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in hiring, firing, pay, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment, and it requires reasonable accommodations unless doing so would cause undue hardship. It also defines a “qualified individual” as someone who can perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Conceptually, the other options don’t fit because they describe unrelated ideas: unity of command is about the chain of command in an organization; adverse impact refers to a statistical outcome in hiring that may indicate discrimination but is not itself a law; emotional intelligence is a personal attribute and not a statute.