IANAL, and I'm not sure about US law, but this could be a problem for any laws against disability discrimination, if a dog allergy is counted as a disability (i

IANAL, and I'm not sure about US law, but this could be a problem for any laws against disability discrimination, if a dog allergy is counted as a disability (it could be, the UK legal definition is pretty broad). On the one hand, I don't think the law should be heavy-handed about this. Nothing wrong with variety, and smaller companies should be able to try things. On the other, its not people's choice to be allergic to something, and maybe that shouldn't prevent them from taking employment where they are otherwise a good fit. And what about if an employee develops a dog allergy? Do they have to quit, or does the company ban all dogs? A tribunal to sort out these issues seems like a really good idea, and hopefully will find a way through these issues that preserves the culture. Kudos to Sparkfun for trying!