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Retailers being sued in California over seating
Star-Telegram (AP) ^ | 6-19-11 | Paul Elias

Posted on 06/19/2011 7:35:06 AM PDT by engrpat

SAN FRANCISCO -- Retail store operators may want to sit down for this one -- if they can find a chair.

Nearly every national chain is under legal attack in California for failing to provide "suitable seating" for cashiers and other employees who are expected to spend most of their workday on their feet.

(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: business; california; suits
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To: engrpat
Having hired people over the years, most jobs should have a "job description" included in the interview process to be reviewed and signed off by the potential employee that they can do all the duties listed. Being able to stand for 4 hours straight is normally one of the duties listed in retail positions

There also should be a section in the interview process to list any ADA "Americans with disabilities Act" provisions that would prevent the person from doing that job and the employee has to accommodate them

I don't see how this will get much traction legally, but of course we are talking about California

21 posted on 06/19/2011 8:55:48 AM PDT by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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To: engrpat
Having hired people over the years, most jobs should have a "job description" included in the interview process to be reviewed and signed off by the potential employee that they can do all the duties listed. Being able to stand for 4 hours straight is normally one of the duties listed in retail positions

There also should be a section in the interview process to list any ADA "Americans with disabilities Act" provisions that would prevent the person from doing that job and the employee has to accommodate them

I don't see how this will get much traction legally, but of course we are talking about California

22 posted on 06/19/2011 8:55:57 AM PDT by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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To: SoldierDad

There are lots of jobs in which people are unable to sit for their 8 hour work day
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Guess my days of having 20 or so loads of asphalt on the job with the crew and another 20 or so on the road will no longer be an option since we will have to provide lawn chairs (with umbrellas, I suppose)for the workers.
Still makes my ‘leg twitch’ when driving down an interstate and see a paving operation with trucks lined up as far as the eye can see.
BTW, I was completely ‘hands on’, my truck was either at one end of the job or the other and I spent the majority of the day right out there in the sun, will the workers...in fact, I basically had one employee that did little more than bring my truck to me when I need the radio.

Of course, I was apt to ‘sneak off’ and grab a brewsky several times a day, but it was usually so hot that you would ‘burn’ them right out of your system.
In the evening would get down to some VERY SERIOUS Budweiser Time.


23 posted on 06/19/2011 9:04:09 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) Time to clean House (and Senate) again. Incumbents begone!!)
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To: Kay
I don’t know how checkers stand for 8 hrs every day without being able to sit

I used to do it quite easily when I had jobs that required it.

The breaks allowed plenty of rest.

I don't know why Big Gov't has to demand such a thing. Too many people are already obese as it is.

24 posted on 06/19/2011 10:21:13 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Kay
I don’t know how checkers stand for 8 hrs every day without being able to sit

I used to do it quite easily when I had jobs that required it.

The breaks allowed plenty of rest.

I don't know why Big Gov't has to demand such a thing. Too many people are already obese as it is.

25 posted on 06/19/2011 10:21:15 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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