A woman is hired as a live-in caregiver for two young children. When her employment started, she told her employer that she is pregnant and experiencing nausea but still wanted the job. The employer decides not to proceed with the employment because of concerns about how the woman would deal with the physical demands of the job, given her pregnancy symptoms.

 

What was your Rationale for your decision ?

 

Example: A man discloses his disability, bipolar disorder, shortly after he is hired. Rather than assessing the nature of his accommodation requirements against the essential duties of the position and the undue hardship standard, the employer uses discriminatory stereotypes and leaps to the conclusion that the employee cannot fulfill his position. The employee is fired eight days into his probationary period.

 

What was your Rationale for your decision ?

 

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