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Employment Forums (Non-polygraph related) => Federal Law Enforcement Applications, Hiring, and Employment => Topic started by: VARAGE on Sep 17, 2003, 07:10 PM

Title: Will Diabetes hurt my chances for Law Enforcement?
Post by: VARAGE on Sep 17, 2003, 07:10 PM
I have been Diabetic for 11 years. Will this be a problem for a federal law enforcement agency? Or will it hurt your chances for local law enforcement?
Title: Re: Will Diabetes hurt my chances for Law Enforcem
Post by: Diabetic on Dec 03, 2003, 06:33 PM
  Unfortunatly, the answer is yes.  The American Diabetes Association is currently involved in several law suits of diabetic applicants for federal law enforcement jobs.  The REALLY sad this is, if you are denied the job and are a well controlled diabetic, you have no protection under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 because you will not qualify as a disabled individual within the meaning of the law.  (As decided in the Supreme Court case of Sutton v. United Airlines.)  My advice:  if you are seeking a job in federal law enforcement.....find another career!
Title: Re: Will Diabetes hurt my chances for Law Enforcem
Post by: Twoblock on Dec 03, 2003, 07:42 PM
Diabetic

Also unfortunatly, The Sup. Ct., in Garrett, knocked down Title 1 of the ADA (employment). States and Feds cannot be sued for damages from a person who has been turned down because of disabilities.
"Board of Tustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett " 531 U.S. 356 (2001)
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