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Illegal Medical Exams * USA
* DC - EEOC Sues Celadon Trucking. Agency says truckload carrier violated ADA by requiring tests before job offers
(Photo: Celadon Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN)
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Mar 2, 2012: -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Celadon Trucking for allegedly requiring prospective employees submit to illegal medical tests... The truckload carrier “unlawfully subjected applicants to medical examinations and failed to hire qualified applicants because of disabilities or perceived ones,” the EEOC said in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana Feb. 29... Celadon is accused of requiring job applicants to take medical exams before making conditional offers of employment to them. The results of those exams were used to disqualify applicants, the EEOC said, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act... As the federal CSA initiative ties carrier safety ratings more closely to driver behavior, trucking companies are tightening their driver qualifications. At the same time, carriers say they are having difficulty finding drivers to seat trucks...
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