Was this a negligent hire? Why or why not? If the employee came to work one day under the influence but no one noticed and the employee ran a hand truck into a customer causing injuries, was this a negligent hire? Why or why not? Ignoring the information from Question B, how do you reconcile not hiring a recovering addict for safety concerns with this from the EEOC? "Current illegal drug use is not protected, but recovering addicts are protected under the ADA." According to the EEOC's manual, "Persons addicted to drugs, but who are no longer using drugs illegally and are receiving treatment for drug addiction or who have been rehabilitated successfully, are protected by the ADA from discrimination on the basis of past drug addiction."

Was this a negligent hire? Why or why not? If the employee came to work one day under the influence but no one noticed and the employee ran a hand truck into a customer causing injuries, was this a negligent hire? Why or why not? Ignoring the information from Question B, how do you reconcile not hiring a recovering addict for safety concerns with this from the EEOC? "Current illegal drug use is not protected, but recovering addicts are protected under the ADA." According to the EEOC's manual, "Persons addicted to drugs, but who are no longer using drugs illegally and are receiving treatment for drug addiction or who have been rehabilitated successfully, are protected by the ADA from discrimination on the basis of past drug addiction."

Principles of Management

OER 2019th Edition

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Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter12: Diversity In Organizations

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