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Andersen Corporation Refused to Hire an Applicant Because of His Disability

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) yesterday announced a settlement agreement that requires Andersen Corporation, the window and door manufacturer, to pay a former job applicant a year?s worth of pay and work to build a more inclusive workplace for people with disabilities.



?Minnesota is not in the business of excluding people from jobs because of their disability.? Rebecca Lucero, Commissioner

About the Case

MDHR found that in 2019, Andersen Corporation withdrew a job offer to an applicant after learning of his disability. The company claimed that it withdrew the offer because the applicant could not safely operate a forklift.

However, operating a forklift was not an essential function of the job. Furthermore, MDHR found that the applicant could safely operate a forklift, a fact that was confirmed by his doctor.?

MDHR found that the employer?s alleged justification for rescinding the job offer was false and?that Andersen Corporation refused to hire the applicant because of his disability, in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, the state?s civil rights law.? ?

In The News

* *State settles with Andersen Windows over 'refusal' to hire applicant with disability (Star Tribune) [ [link removed] ]*
* *MDHR settles with company that denied an former applicant due to disability (KARE 11) [ [link removed] ]*
* *Andersen Corp. to payout $41K, revise hiring practices after withdrawing job offer from disabled applicant (InForum) [ [link removed] ]*
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