The bizarre thing, to me, is that industry was behind the revamp of the ADA. The ADAAA of 2009 took a near-complete 180 from the ADA, to the point where a cold can now be considered a disability if it keeps the employee from work for a couple of days. I really doubt this was the intent of the amendment, but that's where we are.
Everyone is perceived to be disabled now if they have any kind of medical condition. They've already met the prima facie elements just by being impaired. It's a world gone mad.
http://www.nytimes.c...int&oref=slogin
The House bill reflects a deal worked out in months of negotiations by business groups and advocates for the disabled. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the
National Association of Manufacturers helped shape the bill and endorsed it as a balanced compromise.
I'm not saying it isn't true, but I have a hard time believing that any American business did anything but minimize damage when it came this.
The House Republican whip, Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, said the bill “puts people to work, creates opportunity and makes America a more productive country” by unlocking new pools of talent.
Statements like this drive me nuts. It's no different than 'Forced Diversity'. If you are not hiring someone because they are in a wheel chair or a non Caucasian race, then you are an idiot and you should be fired. I would say more often than not these rules are used for lawsuits.
It's funny that you bring up a cold. Something that has recently come up is a version of FMLA that has been labeled as 'Intermittent'. The version allows you to miss a day here and there instead of a block, say a month, or time. Basically, a Dr. can write you a note saying that you will periodically miss work over an extended time period, usually 6 months. Since FMLA allows you to miss up to 2 months out of the entire year, can you imagine how disruptive it is to let people just come and go as they please? Because FMLA is a law, some employees count every single absence as FMLA. The can miss 60 days in a year a guess what.....they have the same attendance as the guy/gal that didn't miss any work in 275 work days.
I wish people could understand that some Doctors will write a note for anything. It's yet another thing that makes American business less competitive as I must keep a larger than necessary workforce to cover such blatantly poor attendance. That translates into higher product/service costs. You then put an entire organization on the hook because of a handful of people that are working the system.
Unfortunately, I see the UNK issue as something similar. I am familiar with UNK from a previous life and my guess is they are talking about the university apartments that are adjacent to the campus on the NW side. You can't let people start making their own rules. It sets a terrible precedent and ultimately brings the system down. Moving away and going to college is difficult for many kids for a lot of different reasons. This girl and her family need to show some accountability.
