[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

Fri Nov 1 05:29:59 UTC 2013

Cerena,
I know you don't want to pursue it legally, you simply want a job. I see 
where you come from.
But for next interviews, you might be able to tell if driving is essential 
by doing prior research.
You're right, he was probably lying, he probably wanted to be rid of you, 
but yeah, its nearly impossible to prove.
By looking at other employees there, you can understand their
job duties and better know if the interviewer is lying or being discrimatory 
based on your prior knowledge.
Heard of informational interviews? I think you should not only read about 
the organization via the website or news articles, but if at all possible 
interview other social workers there.
Ask what they do and their duties. You don't even have to ask if they drive 
clients specifically.
If you ask something like, What are your typical daily duties? What is your 
daily schedule like?
By their response, they will state whether they drive clients or not.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Serena Cucco
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:36 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

Yes, I'm aware of how he had to show that driving is an essential
function of the job.  If what he claimed was even true at all, he
meant driving clients, not driving myself to work.  I know cuz he
asked me how I'd get to work and seemed familiar with paratransit.
Frankly, I think he was lying all the way, but there's no way to prove
discrimination, other than suing the agency, which I'm not gonna do.

Serena

On 10/15/13, Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net> wrote:
> To get away with requiring a drivers license a company must show that
> driving is an east sensual function. That is you must be driving other
> people such as clients or driving to remote locations or some other such
> thing. Driving is not an essential function if you are simply required to
> transport your self from place to place. There are many other methods of
> transportation you can use.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:30 PM, "Jonathan Alpert" <jna3434 at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yup, every where I turn, I get that same exact response. So frustrating.
>> I
>> have been looking for a company who does not require a drivers license
>> and
>> it's why I am only working 4 hours a week despite 10 years of experience
>> and
>> two master degrees. It's why I'm not a LMHC and people who I went to grad
>> school with are not only LMHC but one is even a superviser.
>>
>> It's frustrating.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
>> Cucco
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:11 PM
>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Has anyone encountered something similar to this? ... I had a job
>> interview yesterday to be a case manager at a partial care program for
>> the mentally ill.  As soon as I walked in, the director said the job
>> required driving.  He asked me some relevant questions about my
>> resume, but mostly asked how I'd do documentation and other things as
>> a blind person.  He again reiterated how the job supposedly required
>> driving.  That was it.  Driving wasn't mentioned anywhere in the
>> newspaper ad where I found the job posting! **frown**
>>
>> Serena
>>
>>> On 10/14/13, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>    I haven't followed all of this thread, but in some states, the
>> numbers are
>>> the same, so unless they screen your driver's license record before the
>>> interview, maybe you have a chance.
>>>    I also want to thank Marion for always having what we need when we
>> need it
>>> when it comes to our rights.
>>> Darla
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Anjelina
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 3:47 PM
>>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>>
>>> It's a bachelors in social work.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:09 PM, "Gregory D. Rosenberg" <gregg at ricis.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good afternoon Angelina,
>>>>
>>>> I would be happy to offer some advise. What area of study was your BS
>>>> in.
>>>> I am unfamiliar with BSW. I went to collage almost 35 years ago.
>>>>
>>>> I am an Internet Security Engineer and work from home. I have had to go
>> to
>>>> client sites periodically. Which is usually a train downtown or a car
>> ride
>>>> to an airport. I have even had some customers send a car to pick me up.
>> My
>>>> customers are mostly in Americas, Europe, Japan, China, and Australia.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 12, 2013, at 14:48 CDT, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The evening all, I will be graduating in December with my BSW. When
>>>>> looking for jobs I can apply for, a large majority of them require a
>>>>> drivers license. What types of fields do you work in? Did they require
>>>>> you to have a drivers license? How are you able to work around this
>>>>> requirement? Thank you for any input.
>>>>> I'm feeling a bit discouraged.
>>>>>
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