A bus drivers of New York City The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus system wears a face mask during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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- Disability bias law only applies to qualified applicants, court rules
- Deaf man sought interpreter for NYC agency’s pre-employment test
(Reuters) – New York City’s mass transit agency was not required to provide a deaf job applicant with a sign language interpreter during a screening test once it determined that he lacked the proper qualifications for the job, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and a comparable New York state law only require employers to provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities if they are otherwise qualified for the positions they are seeking.
The court affirmed a Manhattan federal judge’s ruling that dismissed a lawsuit against MTA Bus Company by Ike Williams, who had requested an interpreter so he could take a pre-employment test when he applied for a stockworker position.
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