Can Applicants Be Rejected Because Workplace Threatens Them?

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Americans With Disabilities Act,
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA),
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Overview: The case study answers the question Can an employer deny a worker a job because it is pretty sure that the job will be a serious danger to him? Or does a worker have the right to deliberately and knowingly assume that danger, in essence saying "I know the risks and I’m willing to take them"? That is the question that was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in February of 2002 and which the high court will decide some time in 2003. It’s a controversial, perhaps watershed, issue involving the bias under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for employees, and issues of workers’ compensation and criminal and civil liability for employers.

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Format: HTML | Size: 45KB | Date: May 2002 | Pages: 1

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