[–] Carsandsarcasm 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Driving with undiagnosed or untreated sleep apnea presents a safety hazard, so it’s common sense to address the issue.
You would think it would be common sense and yet this article exists because there is an argument as to whether drivers should be awake or asleep when operating multi-ton machinery. I'm shocked fat doesn't kill more bystanders than it does.
[–] Lurkerontheroof [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I think it's under-reported, at least in the US. And this is just one of the ways fat costs both in money and lives -- this issue directly affects my clients in my line of work and things are getting much worse before they ever get better.
[–] Lurkerontheroof [S] 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago (edited ago)
How can such testing be implemented without violating drivers’ rights against disability and weight discrimination?
THIS bullshit. It's like saying that firing food handlers because they tested positive for TB or rabies is discriminatory, jesusfuckingchrist. Weight is an objective, real fucking world red flag that a fatfuck is a sleep apnea risk among other industry-killing disasters.
But onto the good news a.k.a. TL;DR of this:
Eighth Circuit OK’d BMI-Based Apnea Screening The permissibility of sleep apnea testing for drivers believed to be obese was the subject of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s Oct. 12 decision in Parker v. Crete Carrier Corp., 2016 BL 339384, 8th Cir., No. 16-1371, 10/12/16. In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind ruling, the court held that a North Dakota long-haul truck driver’s Americans with Disabilities Act rights weren’t violated when he was benched for refusing to be tested for the condition.
<3 !
[–] Landwhale-PSA 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
That weight discrimination is a thing shows we have things too good on the whole. Or rather the gluttons are becoming a protected sub-species (they're defintely not human) because of their child-like whining and behaviour. They should also be timed on evacuation procedures in tall buildings and planes etc. to avoid killing others before being given licence to work/travel.
I hope more of their bullshit is thrown out by courts in the coming years and people in authority grow some fucking spine.
[–] DerpMe 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Weight discrimination? If you can't do the job, put the McDonald's down and think about your life.