Sara Has Applied for a Job as a Stock Clerk

question 36

Multiple Choice

Sara has applied for a job as a stock clerk, at Danny Boy's Supermarket. During her interview, she reveals to the interviewer that at some point in the next ten months she will need to undergo surgery to remove a tumor in one of her vertebrae, and that even if the surgery is successful, her post-operative range of movement could be severely limited. The job for which Sara is applying requires a good deal of lifting and a wide range of movement, in order to place goods on the shelves?

• A) Danny Boy's may decline to hire her if it is reasonably certain that, within the near future, she will be unqualified for the job she currently seeks.
• B) Danny Boy's must offer her the job, even though she may soon be rendered unqualified, if she agrees to defray the cost of any accommodation that may be necessary.
• C) Even though it appears that the surgery may result in Sara being not otherwise qualified for the job, Danny Boy's may not decline to offer her a job if, at the time of the interview, she is otherwise qualified.
• D) The possibility of future disability is, under the ADA, equal to a present disability, regardless of the probability of a disability materializing.

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