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Is violent worker protected from firing by disability law?
A diabetic employee can’t control his hypoglycemic episodes. In recent episodes, he’s become disoriented around dangerous equipment and threatened violence against co-workers. Can you fire him for...
View ArticleEmployee wins $100K over allergy to co-worker’s perfume
An employee who said a co-worker’s perfume made her throat “close a little” will receive $100,000 from her employer in a settlement. The company will also have to enact a new policy on personal scents....
View ArticleDid loss of vision in one eye make job applicant a safety risk?
A man became essentially blind in one eye. Could he safely become an FBI Special Agent? The case was heard before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). First, some background on this...
View ArticleInvisible risks that are impacting safety
New research shows many employees with invisible disabilities don’t disclose them to their employers, and this impacts the safety of the worker, co-workers and even the public. A very small percentage...
View ArticleAre employee screens for prescription drugs illegal?
It’s back to a trial court in a lawsuit against a manufacturing company’s employee screens for prescription medications. The company said it was only screening for meds with warnings about operating...
View ArticleCan deaf worker safely drive forklift? Court weighs in
Here’s a tough call to make: A deaf employee drove forklifts safely on a daily basis for years. Then, a corporate policy said he could no longer do that for safety reasons. Do you bar him from...
View ArticleMorbidly obese applicant denied job due to safety: Is that discrimination?
A company withdrew its conditional job offer to a morbidly obese applicant because its policy was not to hire someone for a safety-sensitive position if their body mass index (BMI) is 40 or more. Did a...
View ArticleDid company discriminate by requiring trucker be screened for sleep apnea?
This company required its truck drivers with Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) of 35 or greater to be screened for obstructive sleep apnea. Did that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? Crete...
View ArticleDisability discrimination or he couldn’t safely do job? Court decides
An employee says he was discriminated against because of a disability. His employer says an analysis showed he couldn’t do the job safely. How did a court rule? Charles McLane worked as a...
View ArticleInjured worker fired for not being able to do his job: Is that disability...
A jury ruled a company discriminated against an employee when it fired him for not being able to do his job after a workplace injury. Did an appeals court uphold the jury verdict? Tony Gunter worked...
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