Big Ten firing

[TXMike]

None of us have any sort of inalienable right to do whatever we want. If an employer chooses to set standards (and they can be rather arbitrary) and that limits some folks from being eligible for the position then so be it. So far, all any of us apparently knows is the little that has been in the media ( a great source for factual info, right??).


Just because someone has been getting by for 5 years does not mean that once his disqualifying situation becomes known he cannot be let go.

As for him not being offered a job as an observer/replay official/ etc etc etc, I don't think we know yet what was or was not offered or why. If he was not offered any such job, that suggests to me that there is more to the story.

And as for the lawsuit, I suspect his actual damages are so trivial in the grand scheme that the Big Ten might pay him off just to have the situation go away, especially if they have not been doing their job over the years of verifying physical status.

[Forksref]

[QUOTE=TXMike]


Just because someone has been getting by for 5 years does not mean that once his disqualifying situation becomes known he cannot be let go.

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I don't think getting a major bowl assignment is "getting by." I bet Mike would love to "get by" by being assigned the Orange Bowl.

I think this guy will win his suit, embarass the Big Ten and prove wrong all those who have prejudices against handicapped people.

[irefky]

[QUOTE=Forksref]

Originally Posted by TXMike

Just because someone has been getting by for 5 years does not mean that once his disqualifying situation becomes known he cannot be let go.

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I don't think getting a major bowl assignment is "getting by." I bet Mike would love to "get by" by being assigned the Orange Bowl.

I think this guy will win his suit, embarass the Big Ten and prove wrong all those who have prejudices against handicapped people.

A person with a disability has so much more drive than one who doesn't in my book. I have met some of the most courages people and just am at awe how they continue to push themselves with so much against them.

1. Lady at my university, she had no arms, I could not help but to miss my class that day just to observe how she just got through the day. She done everything with her mouth and feet/toes. I was amazed to watch her hang her purse on her shoulder by using her lower extremities. The most facinating thing was when she left campus, she drove!

2. An avid outdoorsman loses his mobility in his right arms, continues to hunt with a bow, fish, and hunts with a gun. The list could go on.....

Each one of us knows or has witnessed the strength and drive of someone who has a handicap, I wished I had half of their strength. If they can perform the job, then let them work to be an inspiration to all of us.

[johnupchurch]

[QUOTE=irefky]

Originally Posted by Forksref

A person with a disability has so much more drive than one who doesn't in my book. I have met some of the most courages people and just am at awe how they continue to push themselves with so much against them.

1. Lady at my university, she had no arms, I could not help but to miss my class that day just to observe how she just got through the day. She done everything with her mouth and feet/toes. I was amazed to watch her hang her purse on her shoulder by using her lower extremities. The most facinating thing was when she left campus, she drove!

2. An avid outdoorsman loses his mobility in his right arms, continues to hunt with a bow, fish, and hunts with a gun. The list could go on.....

Each one of us knows or has witnessed the strength and drive of someone who has a handicap, I wished I had half of their strength. If they can perform the job, then let them work to be an inspiration to all of us.

I know a guy that was in a motorcycle accident and became paralyzed on the entire left side of his body. But he's all right.

HAHAHA. Get it?!? ALL right! Right not left. Right! Oh man, that's good.

Hey, I found a picture of that ref that got fired. Here it is -

[grizwald]

Originally Posted by TXMike

If an employer chooses to set standards (and they can be rather arbitrary) and that limits some folks from being eligible for the position then so be it.

So long as no laws are broken in the process.

Employers are not free to set any arbitrary standard they might choose. I don't remember a whole lot from law class, but IRC the standard CANNOT be arbitrary if it discriminates against a group of people with a perticular characteristic - and I'm relatively sure that Disability is on the list. If they are sued they must show why that group of people cannot get the job done.

Originally Posted by TXMike

None of us have any sort of inalienable right to do whatever we want.

May be not, but everybody does have a right to earn a living.

As far as a physical exam is concerned. If all we know is what is said in the article, it makes it relatively clear that the Big Ten directors, at least at some level, were aware of his disablility.