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Saturday, March 06, 2004


On paper the Americans with Disabilities Act makes sense. Does anyone really want to discriminate against disabled people? Probably not, but this is a bit too much:
A weeklong trial that pitted a former supermarket bagger with Down syndrome against one of the region's top employers of people with disabilities ended yesterday with an undisclosed settlement.

David Warnes, 37, of Bethel Park, a former Giant Eagle employee, sued the supermarket chain for firing him after he ate half a donut and put the other half back in the box for sale.

A federal jury on Thursday ruled that the chain had violated Warnes' rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, but the jury hadn't yet decided on a damage award.
Most employers get substantial tax breaks for hiring this sort of people, so I don't really have much sympathy for them if they're not going to assume the responsibility for employing them while taking advantage of the tax break. But, doesn't the public have a right to buy a box of donuts without retarded teeth marks in them?



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