MGT 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Family And Medical Leave Act Of 1993, Obesity, Protected Group
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Further exceptions to employment at will doctrine created by legislation. Age discrimination act of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age against individuals over 40 years old. Need not prove were replaced by a person outside of the protected class, that is, a person under 40. The president was frustrated by the sales performance and was under pressure from the board to increase sales numbers and his frustration came through in the you"re not a spring chicken anymore comment. Basically the ada requires that employers reasonably accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities unless to do so would cause the employer to suffer an. Morbid obesity, alcoholism is included in definition of disability. Whether reasonable accommodation will cause undue hardship is determined on a case by case basis. Employers may defend claims of discrimination as a business necessity or a bona fide.
