Comments on: Disabled rights roundup

By: Chris Hoey

Chris Hoey — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:26:05 +0000

Before its demise in 1982, one of the Woolco stores in Long Island was accused of discrimination in failing to hire a deaf mute applicant for a sales position in its electronics department, said position being an associate in the stereo and music area, selling and demonstrating high price components. When I pointed out the position required the ability to hear, the NYS Division of Human Rights investigator’s response was to shrug her shoulder, and say, “It’s a big store, there must be something she can do.” I said that wasn’t the issue, it was the applicant’s ability to perform the essential duties of the job, to which there was no response, other than to recommend a finding of discrimination. The matter was resolved two years later with a $1000.00 “settlement with a non admission clause.”
A cost of doing business not covered in business schools.

By: ras

ras — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:28:25 +0000

Still just a matter of time, barring a little revolution of course, till employers submit their hiring request to the govt and are forced to accept whoever is chosen for them by “the system.”

Wait for the trial balloon, it’s coming.

By: Boblipton

Boblipton — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:37:04 +0000

I sympathize with the teacher. I went to the wrong class room once. Of course, it was the first day of school and I was seven years old.

Bob