The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has just lost a lawsuit on behalf of a deaf man who claimed employment discrimination. A U.S. District Court just ruled that a mining company did not discriminate when they would not hire a deaf man as a truck driver or heavy equipment operator. The deaf man may have sunk his own case when, according to the company, he allegedly admitted during the interview that he could not perform the job's essential tasks. (Remember, it is not discrimination if someone can not perform the essential tasks of a job). Not only that, the company claimed he would have been a safety threat to other employees if they had hired him.
There seems to be important details left out. Why was the case brought at all, if the deaf guy admitted he could not do the job?
Since there ARE deaf people doing heavy machinery operation and driving trucks, it baffles me how bringing this case could help the EEOC protect their rights.
I hope there is more story to this as well. Like maybe he have a history or something. Because there are way too many deaf people who operate heavy machine and drivers and this lawsuit could open the door to discriminate.
I REMEMBERED WHEN I SAW THE DEAFTRUCKER STORY ABOUT FMCSA TRUCKER http://WWW.DEAFVIDEO.TV ABOUT DEAFTRUCKER LAST YEAR. I TRIED TO LOOK FOR HTTP://DEAFVIDEO.TV/51132 (LAST YEAR).
I JUST GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION…
http://WWW.FMCSA.DOT.GOV
CLICK 1-RULES & REGULATIONS CLICK 2-MEDICAL PROGRAM LOOK DOWN 3- FORMS MEDICAL PROGRAM 4-CLICK DRIVER EXEMPTION PROGRAM 5-DRIVER EXEMPTION PROGRAM THEN CLICK 391.41 THEN LOOK DOWN B(11)
B(11) PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS EXAMINATIONS — FIRST PERCEILES A FORCED WHISPERED VOICE IN THE BETTER EAR AT NOT LESS THAN 5 FEET WITH OR WITHOUT THE USE A HEARING AID OR, IF TESTED BY USE A AUDIOMETRIC DEVICE DOES NOT HAVE AN AVERAGE HEARING LOSS IN THE BETTER THAN 40 DECIBELS AT 500 HZ, 1,000 HZ AND 2,000 HZ WITH OR WITHOUT A HEARING AID WHEN AUDIOMETRIC DEVICE IS CALIBRATED TO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD (FORMERLY ASA STANDARD) Z24.5-1951
I KNOW ANY TRUCKER COMAPANY WONT ACCEPT TO HIRE DEAF PEOPLE. I HEARD SOME TRUCKER COMPANY CAN ACCEPT TO HIRE SOME (FEW) COCHLEAR IMPLANT PEOPLE BUT HAVE GOOD QUALITY TO HEAR.