Big Ten firing

[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.