The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged Garney Construction Co. and Georgia Power Company with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because it denied employment to a job applicant with a disability. The applicant had previously worked for Garney, but when the individual applied this time for a job with Garney, the constuction company had a contract with Georgia Power, which required applicants to pass a physical examination. The applicant failed the physical exam because he was on medication for epilepsy. It is against the [Americans with Disabilities Act][1] to deny a job to an applicant because of a disability.
[1]: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm
URL: http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-1-2012a.cfm
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