Re: dad campaigns to stop school drug testing

They most certainly CAN and do fire those who file "workman's comp" 
claims.  Of course they CALL it something else, but they get away with 
it, nonetheless, most of the time.

ColoradoSkiBum wrote:

> : Private enterprise isn't bound by what the US government considers
> : legal or illegal.  They could, if they choose, fire all employees who
> : drink coffee or smoke.
>
>
> That's not strictly true--private enterprise is indeed bound by what the US
> government considers legal or illegal.  They certainly could fire all
> employees who drink coffee or smoke, since coffee drinkers and smokers are
> not protected classes.  They could also fire all homosexuals since they are
> not a protected class, or all college students since they too are not
> protected.  They could *not* fire all women (or refuse to hire women); could
> not fire all blacks; could not fire all people over 55; could not fire all
> people in wheelchairs; and most certainly could not fire anybody who filed a
> workman's comp claim (although I'm sure many companies have tried).  Anybody
> who's "protected" by federal laws cannot be excused from their job simply
> for being that way.
>