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Because service animals are protected under the ADA. If folks could unilaterally reject working around service animals, we'd put the folks most at need at a sig
by Pfhreak 6y ago
Because service animals are protected under the ADA. If folks could unilaterally reject working around service animals, we'd put the folks most at need at a significant detriment.
If you work in a customer facing capacity, you should be prepared to encounter service animals, full stop.
- treis 6y agoIt's not that simple. Allergies are disabilities too and they shouldn't be excluded from entire industries. Employers have to provide reasonable accomodations for employees with allergies
- Pfhreak 6y agoIt really is that simple. If you have allergies, you can ask your employer for reasonable accommodations. But you should anticipate that you have to come into contact with a service dog periodically. Most employers understand this, and will figure out how to make it work (ensuring there is someone else available/on shift, etc.) If you are an Uber driver, Uber is not your employer (though they should be, imo). Prop 28 was about issues like this, but now we're expecting drivers to understand and comply with ADA regulations as individuals rather than at the corporate level.
- hluska 6y agoIt is! If you have severe enough allergies to count as a disability, you should ask your employer for reasonable accommodations, be prepared to provide medical documentation if they’re not obvious and win your own suit like this if you don’t receive those accommodations. The ADA is really quite amazing.