Question: Respond in writing to the case questions.
1. Kroll v. White Lake Ambulance Authority (Ch 6, p 193)
CASE QUESTIONS
1. What was the legal issue in this case? What did the appeals court decide?
2. What factors does the EEOC use to determine whether a procedure constitutes a "medical ex-amination" under the ADA? How does the appeals court apply these factors in this case?
3. Why does it matter whether the "psychological counseling" that the plaintiff was ordered to un¬dergo was a medical examination? On remand, do you think that the counseling will be found to be job-related and consistent with business necessity? Why or why not?
4. What is Justice Sutton's argument in his dissenting opinion? Are you more persuaded by the majority opinion or the dissenting opinion? Why?
5. What are some practical implications of this decision for employers dealing with employees who appear to be having emotional or behavioral problems?
2. EEOC v. Dial Corp. (Ch 6, p 207)
CASE QUESTIONS
1. What was the legal issue in this case? What did the court decide?
2. What is the evidence that use of the strength test disadvantaged women?
3. What is content validity? What is criterion validity? How did the employer attempt to show the content validity of the strength test? To show the test's criterion validity? Why was the court not convinced?
4. What should Dial do at this point?
5. Do you agree with the court's decision? Why or why not?
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