When it comes to being stupid, nobody outdoes “the government.” And to think, some actually believe government knows best. Pop quiz: Who’s more retarded, the government, or the worshippers of the government? Good question. It falls along the same line as what came first, the chicken or the egg?
As usual, with nothing better to do, a government agency sat up all night scouring the laws looking for some “grave social injustice.” And the half-wit simpletons of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission manufactured one. The Washington Times reports:
Employers are facing more uncertainty in the wake of a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warning them that requiring a high school diploma from a job applicant might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
I have to be kidding, right? Wrong.
The “informal discussion letter” from the EEOC said an employer’s requirement of a high school diploma, long a standard criterion for screening potential employees, must be “job-related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity.” The letter was posted on the commission’s website on Dec. 2.
Employers could run afoul of the ADA if their requirement of a high school diploma “‘screens out’ an individual who is unable to graduate because of a learning disability that meets the ADA’s definition of ‘disability,’” the EEOC explained.
Nothing but excuses. The dumbing down of America, rewarding failure, and creating set-asides, it’s the Obama way!
Sorry, I’m not interested, nor will I play ball. I won’t hire a dumbass, law or no law, regulation or no regulation. I have no use for a Jethro Bodine and his 6th grade education working for me. No exceptions, period. Fortunately, this isn’t a law or regulation (yet).
The commission’s advice, which does not carry the force of law, is raising alarms among employment-law professionals, who say it could carry far-reaching implications for businesses.
Leave it to the government to come up with this gem. Unreal.