Flatbed Transportation Company Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Previous Back Injury, Federal Agency Charged
JACKSON, Miss. – Jordan Carriers, Inc., an over-the-road trucking company headquartered in Natchez, Miss., has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging disability discrimination brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, an experienced truck driver applied with Jordan Carriers for a flatbed truck driver position and was offered the position contingent upon completion of a pre-employment screening. During the screening, the driver told the examiner he had suffered a back injury 14 years ago. A company employee then told him he would not be allowed to complete the remainder of the medical exam because his past medical history rendered him ineligible for hire. The EEOC alleges the driver was fully capable of performing the
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Life for most of the business world is moving at least at the speed of email. It was this way pre COVID-19 and is so especially now as many people hone in their remote work skills. Studies have shown that a majority of business people prefer to communicate via email. In 2019, it was estimated that over 293 billion business and consumer emails were sent and received
per day.
An email message intentionally sent represents a person s thoughts, intentions and responses in written, recordable form - possibly surviving longer than some words written in stone. In short, email is largely how business communication is accomplished. Naturally, we expect business deals made via email to be honored and enforceable. A recent case in Mississippi, however, highlights that a perceived offer and acceptance via email does not necessarily create an enforceable contract.