Comments on: Say what?

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:48:00 +0000

Malcolm, no good deed goes unpunished! It is almost as if the government is trying to make sure that the handicapped are not hired.

By: Malcolm Smith

Malcolm Smith — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:55:44 +0000

Note that this problem only arose because the plaintiff was hired in the first place – as a dishwasher – and then wanted to be trained as a cashier. Presumably, there were more than one applicant for the dishwashing job. If the employer had hired someone else, it is unlikely any legal action would have followed. But no, he had to be kind, and give a job to someone who would have great difficulty getting a job elsewhere.
That’ll teach him!

By: No Name Guy

No Name Guy — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:07:15 +0000

Well, a reasonable accommodation would OBVIOUSLY (rolls eyes) be to hire a sign language translator for this person – they could translate the customers speech into sign language, then the reply from the hearing and speech impaired clerk into a voice message. So what’s the problem?

\snark

By: A Political Climate that Discourages Setting Up a Small Business

A Political Climate that Discourages Setting Up a Small Business — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:32:51 +0000

[…] on June 27, 2012 · 0 commentsin Deregulate to Stimulate, Economy, Legal Tweet The EEOC has punished a cafe owner for not selecting a hearing- and speech-impaired applicant for a cashier’s position, even though […]

By: Nevian Caernarvon

Nevian Caernarvon — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:56:22 +0000

This isn’t a bad idea. Time to chop an arm off… where did I put that axe?

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:54:40 +0000

Jack, the answer is that they’re racists who hate disabled people.

By: Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:42:33 +0000

Any questions about why small businesses are hiring only when absolutely necessary?