, ▁for ▁men ▁of ▁all ▁working ▁ages ▁and ▁women ▁under ▁ 4 0 , ▁Current ▁Population ▁Survey ▁data ▁showed ▁a ▁sharp ▁drop ▁in ▁the ▁employ ment ▁of ▁disabled ▁workers , ▁leading ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁econom ists ▁to ▁attribute ▁the ▁cause ▁to ▁the ▁Act . ▁By ▁contrast , ▁a ▁study ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁found ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁Act ▁may ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁short ▁term ▁re actions ▁by ▁employ ers , ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁term , ▁there ▁were ▁either ▁positive ▁or ▁neutral ▁consequences ▁for ▁w ages ▁and ▁employ ment . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁employ ment ▁among ▁disabled ▁people ▁increased ▁to ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁disabled ▁people . ▁ ▁" Pro f essional ▁pla int iffs " ▁▁▁ ▁Since ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁began ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁it ▁has ▁quickly ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁employ ment ▁law . ▁The ▁A DA ▁allows ▁private ▁pla int iffs ▁to ▁receive ▁only ▁inj unct ive ▁relief ▁( a ▁court ▁order ▁requiring ▁the ▁public ▁accommod ation ▁to ▁rem edy ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁access ibility ▁reg ulations ) ▁and ▁att or ne ys ' ▁fe es , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁provide ▁mon et ary ▁re wards ▁to ▁private ▁pla int iffs ▁who ▁sue ▁non - comp li ant ▁business es . ▁Unless ▁a ▁state ▁law , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁California ▁Un ru h ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act , ▁provides ▁for ▁mon et ary ▁dam ages ▁to ▁private ▁pla int iffs ,