Employers can't judge disability on future events, says court

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The Court of Appeal has rejected an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ruling that said that the legality of employers' decisions could be affected by events in the future. The ruling cleared up several conflicting EAT rulings on disability discrimination.

In a case which examined the basis on which an employer's decisions are judged to be discriminatory or not, the Court said that the decisions must be looked at in the context of the information available at the time. Subsequent medical rela... (717 more words)

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