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Supreme Court case has high stakes for employers; Worker suing under ADA to get job despite danger.(Chevron USA vs. Mario Echazabal ; Americans with Disabilities Act)(Brief Article)
Business Insurance, March, 2002 by Hofmann, Mark A.
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Americans with Disabilities Act can force employers to place workers in jobs that could harm or even kill them. The justices heard oral arguments in Chevron USA vs. Mario Echazabal last week, and employment law experts say that the stakes for employers are high, because the high court's action could place them in a no-win situation ``This is an important case because the plaintiff's reading of the ADA would put employers in a frustrating and depressing position,'' said Quentin Riegel, deputy general counsel of the National Assn.
of Manufacturers. ``They would be required by law to allow individuals who are highly susceptible to a certain kind of injury to work in particular workplaces that are...
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