Any who use the phyical standards test discrimation

Wanted to address this when a member here and I had a conversation but I had to make the time to apply at a few of the megas to get their responses firsthand as I am a slightly disabled war veteran. First you should know that I am listed as disabled to a small degree having been shot through a shoulder in the conflict in Afghanistan in 2003. I can pass any DOT physical with flying colors....perform duties as a commercial driver but cannot put say over 40 lbs on my left arm as it will start shaking and lose grip due to my disability. Three companies which I will name...Dart...Swift and Marten transport...even when reminded of the Veterans and the Americans with disabilities act actually said they can use "any means" they want in their hiring process. One company Werner... stated they would waive any such test and other than job specific would not test using the "non sense" that others do. So I have to give Werner credit....also stating how they value US veterans. For the record my company does not use this practice and as far as I am aware will not in the future.
I am going to continue to apply at more to find out if they openly use discrimination in their practices...also have been ask by Wounded Warriors to share my findings as well as a couple of legal minded veterans advocacy groups.
If any of you have a disability either as a veteran or not please post the company to which you feel you were discriminated by and I will try to do a follow up. This not only effects the industry but is a criminal and shameless act that cannot be allowed to continue.
For those unaware of the law please read.
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/ada_veterans_employers.cfm

 

Not me pal...never came across it in the companies I have worked for. Came across a post then talked to a vet who had been discriminated against on social media about this so I applied at several of the usual suspect companies to find out more and yep..its real. Actually after posting this received several messages about law suits against companies for this kind of practice. One involving a woman who could not lift weights as her male counterparts and this job did not involve lifting...just driving.
Us vets tend to watch our brother's and sister's backs out here...just as we did in war and others too for that matter when it comes to things like this....

 

I agree if it is job specific but the law is quite clear that the employer has to make reasonable provisions to handicapped or disabled persons.