ADA paper fall 2017 Essays - 101st United States Congress

ADA paper fall 2017 Liliana Mongelli Principles of Management Professor Ricci 17 June 2017 The Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the public . ("What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? ( ADA)", 2017). A disability is a physical or mental condition, basically handicap which is a disadvantage reco gnized by the law. In the Overweight Hospital Attendant case, Betty Thomas applied for a position for the mentally retarded in a residential facility. She had excellent experience, and also left employment with MHRH on good terms. When she reapplied the position, she used to have standing 5'2 and weighing 320 pounds. MHRH refused to hire Betty because of her obesity. In this case the court will base it on discrimination against an individual due to a physical condition. If I was a member of the jury, I would agree with Betty in which MHRH discriminated against her and her weight. The employer discriminated unlawfully because you can't deny someone a job because of their physical appearance. In the Asthmatic's Nightmare case, Joanna Deli was promoted to blood bank administrator for a large metropolitan hospital in 1989. She worked in Blood bank which is a hospital facility. That place had fumes and poor ventilation which aggravated her asthma. She complained to the hospital and informed the director that her doctor said it was an asthmatic nightmare. They moved her to another office in another part of the hospital and her health rapidly improved. Later on a new medical director came along and led a change in Joanna's work routine. The new director wanted her to go back on a regular basis to the blood bank facility. She refused to go back since she was already doing good with her health. Since she refused to go to, she was discharged. Later then, Deil filed a law suit against the hospital. In this case, the court must decide whether she is able go through with the law suit or not. The employee was discriminated towards her physical disability which was her asthma. If I was a member of the jury, I'd vote for Deil to be able to go through with her lawsuit against the hospital. It was wrong of them to let her go because they couldn't try to work around her. That is a reason why what the employer did was unlawfully. In the Ultimatum case, Joan was a warehouse worker who was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. She was assigned to reduced duties at first, later the duties multiplied which resulted in her arm and wrist pain. She let her employer know that her doctor gave her a note advising her to take a six week leave of absence. The employer gave her an ultimatum, show up for work or lose her job. Joan decided to sue under the ADA. The court must decide whether her case is a disability and or discrimination towards her physical or mental state. Her case i s based on her carpal tunnel syndrome and being pretty much fired for having it. If I was a member of the jury, I'd vote for her to be able to sue the warehouse because the employer discriminated unlawfully towards Joan and her disabilities. References What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? (2017, June 27). Retrieved June 17, 2017, from https://adata.org/learn-about-ada