Political Correctness

[Gandalf]

Why are there no updates on Alan? Is he doing his PGCE teaching course yet?

[brocktonblockbust]

Why are there no updates on Alan? Is he doing his PGCE teaching course yet?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a $38 million Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuit on behalf of a job applicant who it says was denied employment with a customer service support provider because she is a paraplegic.

The applicant had applied for a job with Asurion, LLC, a customer service support provider for electronic devices, its former Meridian, Miss., location.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Lakisha Person applied for a customer care representa*tive position online. After reviewing her application, Asurion telephoned Person to discuss her interest in and avail*ability for a position at its Meridian location.

According to the EEOC, when the Asurion interviewer learned that Person was paralyzed from the waist down, the interviewer abruptly ended the interview without inquiring into her skills and relevant work experience. Asurion rejected her for the position shortly thereafter, the EEOC said.

Though the job required workers to bend, twist, reach up and down, and lift up to 25 pounds for up to 20% of the workday, Ms. Person insisted she could perform her duties. EEOC Regional Attorney Marsha Rucker added, “Employers cannot refuse employment to a person simply because she has a disability. The EEOC will vigorously protect the rights of persons with disabilities to ensure that they have access to the same opportunities for advancement in the workplace as anyone else.”

No word yet, though, on Alan.

[Gandalf]

38 million dollars? It must have been a well paying job. If I lose my legs I will try and become a fireman and claim discrimination when they inevitably reject me. It's a good motivation to buy myself a chainsaw.

[Gandalf]

This thread is becoming politically incorrect. It needs to be banned.

[brocktonblockbust]

This Thread doesn't have legs to stand on

Oh whoops

[brocktonblockbust]

Miles you're a bad boy

Oh whoops. I mean you're a bad gender pronoun

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[PiccoloSNM]

Keep it polite

[X]

Keep it polite

I don't think you know me very well yet .....