by Martin Salcedo, Esq. - The Human Equation
on 10/17/2012 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued United Airlines since disabled employees who could no longer do their jobs had to compete for vacant positions instead of being automatically reassigned. According to the EEOC, this practice violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
When the EEOC made a similar argument to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in 2000, the Court held that the ADA does not require an employer to reassign a disabled employee to a job for which there is a better applicant—provided it is the employer's consistent and honest policy to hire the best applicant for the particular job in question.
Undeterred, the EEOC again asked the Court to answer the same question. This time around, the EEOC got a different answer. More...
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Tags: 2012, ADA, Benefits and Compensation, Bonuses and Pay Increases, Disability and Discrimination Policies, Discrimination, Employee Relations and Communication, Employee Status and Job Descriptions, Employment Liability, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Workplace Harassment and Discrimination, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Rights, Reassignment, Seventh Circuit Court, United Airlines, EEOC
Categories: 2012, Human Resources