Disabled veteran: must you hire him if he can't hack his former job? (Human Side).(Brief Article)

Plant Engineering, December, 2002 by Dreyfack, Raymond

When Jeff Dugan, a former warehouseman, walked into the plant one sunny afternoon, he took Maintenance Foreman Harry Cooper by surprise.

"What are you doing here?" Cooper asked. "I thought you were in the Army."

Dugan had volunteered for service the week following the September 11th attack, and had been sent to the Middle East where he served in Afghanistan. There he suffered a severe back injury and was recently discharged.

After explaining this to Cooper, the foreman said, "It's good to have you back, Jeff. You can start on your old job Monday with no loss of seniority."

"Thanks. I appreciate that, but it isn't that easy. Because of the injury to my back, I can't lug those heavy cases and cartons around any more. But I can...

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