TCRP Legal Research Digest 34:

Application of Physical Ability Testing to Current Workforce of Transit Employees

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Size: 96 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2010

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Jocelyn K Waite; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 34: Application of Physical Ability Testing to Current Workforce of Transit Employees explores the legal ramifications of instituting physical ability testing and of exceeding government requirements related to physical ability, such ...
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COVER	1-1	(skim)
TABLE OF CONTENTS	2-2	(skim)
A. Statement of the Problem	3-3	(skim)
B. Background	4-8	(skim)
II. STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT RELATE TO PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTING OF TRANSIT EMPLOYEES	9-9	(skim)
A. Drug and Alcohol Testing	10-13	(skim)
B. Commercial Driver's License/Medical Requirements	14-14	(skim)
C. Occupational Safety and Health Requirements	15-16	(skim)
D. School Bus Drivers	17-17	(skim)
III. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ON PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTING	18-18	(skim)
A. Title VII	19-31	(skim)
B. Prohibitions Against Discrimination Based on Physical Disability	32-46	(skim)
C. Age Discrimination in Employment Act	47-47	(skim)
D. Family and Medical Leave	48-49	(skim)
E. Search and Seizure	50-51	(skim)
A. Tort/Workers Compensation Liability for Injuries Suffered During Physical Ability Test	52-52	(skim)
B. Legal Ramifications of Lifestyle Restriction	53-57	(skim)
V. TRANSIT AGENCY PRACTICES	58-58	(skim)
C. Intercity Transit	59-59	(skim)
F. LA Metro	60-60	(skim)
H. Tri-Met	61-61	(skim)
A. Summary of Legal Parameters	62-62	(skim)
B. Considerations in Formulating Testing Policy	63-64	(skim)
C. More Is Not Necessarily Better	65-65	(skim)
VII. CONCLUSIONS	66-66	(skim)
Appendix A: State Family and Medical Leave Statutes	67-68	(skim)
Appendix B: State EEO Statutes, Regulations, and Agencies	69-72	(skim)
Appendix C: Transit Agency Questionnaire	73-86	(skim)
Appendix D: State Agency Questionnaire	87-94	(skim)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	95-95	(skim)
BACK COVER	96-96	(skim)

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Legal Research Digest 34: Application of Physical Ability Testing to Current Workforce of Transit Employees explores the legal ramifications of instituting physical ability testing and of exceeding government requirements related to physical ability, such as visual acuity requirements for a commercial driver's license.

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