Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois

Discrimination against truck drivers

Having a restriction of amount of weight you can lift makes you partially disabled. Trucking company will not hire because of this. Is this a discrimination on handicapped. Very capable of driving just not lifting over 50#.


Asked on 9/24/00, 10:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III

Re: Discrimination against truck drivers

Hello. In my opinion, this

is not discrimination. This

falls into the category of

the prospective employer

advising that the requirements

for the job are not met.

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Answered on 10/29/00, 1:30 am


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