Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

Refusal to hire disabled person/otherwise qualified

I am legally blind in one eye, I am also a truck driver by trade. I have been issued a vision waiver by the state of Texas which exempts me from the vision requirments for the commercial drivers license. I am currently employed as a truck driver.

I applied for a driving job. I was not hired. I was told to reapply. The company refused to tell me why I was not hired. I reapplied with the same result. The corporate office stated that I was not hired due to my disability. Can they discriminate like that? I am otherwise qualified, I have a valid license (with all endorsments including haz-mat) as well as a D.O.T physical card. The company was and is advertising that they were hiring drivers.


Asked on 5/05/04, 3:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Roger Evans Mathis & Donheiser

Re: Refusal to hire disabled person/otherwise qualified

It appears you have been discriminated against unlawfully. You may wish to contact an attorney to explore the facts more fully, and you may have a basis to file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Answered on 5/05/04, 3:55 pm


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