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Failing a pre-work physical
Mon, 05/22/2017 - 23:08Hello I'm new to this site but found it looking for an answer to a to a problem I am having. I have a job contingent on passing a drug test and physical, the problem is the medical clinic is having a problem deciding if they will clear me on the physical part due to the fact that a part of the job will involve a ladder. During the ride along I did the employee was on the ladder for about 1 or 2 minutes just looking into someone's attic. Can this stop me from getting this job? I would appreciate anyone's help on this. Thanns
https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc
Submitted by Tadzio on Wed, 2017-05-24 - 05:35
https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/archive/12-30-04.htmlhttps://www.eeoc.gov/search/search?access=p&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ie=UTF-8&btnG=Search&client=press_frontend&q=epilepsy&filter=0&ud=1&site=PressReleases&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=press_frontend&ip=10.5.0.18&start=0EEOC cases involving epilepsy drugs, physicals, and/or job qualifications and reasonable accommodation considerations might have examples closely matching your concerns. For instance, EEOC vs. Northwest Airlines in improperly disqualifying epileptics for airport ramp equipment service positions, as in the first link above, and more general cases re epilepsy/employment in the second link.Employers often try to hide discrimination liability by exploiting medical clinics as scape-goats, and the EEOC is suppose to entertain such discrimination through medical clinics also.My experiences with the EEOC and other government enforcement agencies have not been good. About two decades ago, an ALJ with the EEOC dismissed one of my complaints because I didn’t speak up to tell him by speaking the very instant during a seizure that stopped my speaking (a classic Irish Bull is "Patrick! Patrick! Are you all right? If you're dead please tell me." A voice came back, "I'm not dead, William, but I'm knocked speechless.” )A couple years ago, a medical service refused me further services when they discovered epilepsy prevented me from driving, and a federal agency supposedly corrected their conduct after my formal complaint, but the medical service just dreamt up a different excuse to continue their conduct into the future.