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Is alcoholism a disability? Steve Sarkisian thinks so....
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:12 am
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:12 am
Steve Sarkisian is suing USC for firing him:
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I have heard many times that alcoholism is a disease, but never a disability. Should handicapped people be pissed off? What say you OT?
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Steve Sarkisian sued the University of Southern California on Monday, alleging the school breached the football coach's contract and discriminated against him on the basis of a disability - namely alcoholism - when it fired him this fall.
I have heard many times that alcoholism is a disease, but never a disability. Should handicapped people be pissed off? What say you OT?
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Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:14 am to Boondock Saint
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:14 am to Boondock Saint
How many times does this guy think he can sue?
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:14 am to Boondock Saint
It's a disease. Period. End Thread.
The it's a choice crowd to follow doesn't know shite.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:15 am to Boondock Saint
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I have heard many times that alcoholism is a disease, but never a disability.
Manziel absolutely used this idea when he put himself in rehab. It prevented the team from cutting him. I'm not at all surprised Sark did this. Typical gaming the system style move.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:27 am to Boondock Saint
NOPE
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:27 am to Boondock Saint
Then why did he hide his disability? He should have been upfront with USC if he considered it a disability, especially one that would affect his job performance.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:28 am to Boondock Saint
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:29 am to Boondock Saint
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:29 am to Boondock Saint
Sometimes I get so drunk I have to use the handicap ramp so maybe
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:30 am to Boondock Saint
It's a disease that disabled him, at least temporarily, from performing his duties. I am very anti lawsuit liberal bullshite but it is what it is. If the administration had anything to die with it becoming public then they should be held accountable for at least that... but I assume that'll be hard to prove unless the AD went on record stating it.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:31 am to Boondock Saint
I'm pretty sure I read that the state of California defines it as a disability, hence the basis for the disability argument in the lawsuit.
USC knew he was an alcoholic when they hired him. If his drinking was such a concern, then they probably shouldn't have hired him in the first place.
USC knew he was an alcoholic when they hired him. If his drinking was such a concern, then they probably shouldn't have hired him in the first place.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:31 am to Boondock Saint
Regardless of what you call it, he shouldn't get 30 million unless he was upfront with them when he got hired, and told them he may stumble in cursing in front of crowds periodically while representing USC
This post was edited on 12/8/15 at 11:06 am
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:32 am to Boondock Saint
I can get on board with it being a disease. However that doesn't mean you can drink all you want and have no consequences. If someone comes to work drunk you should be able to fire them. The urge to drink is the disease, not the getting drunk all the time part.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:38 am to Boondock Saint
Better off Ted did a great episode on this issue.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 10:42 am to Boondock Saint
No, it's not a disease or disability. It's an addiction.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:07 am to Boondock Saint
he better win b/c he will never get hired again
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:17 am to Boondock Saint
Getting away from the emotional arguments going on here, neither alcoholism nor addiction in and of themselves are disabilities as defined by the Social Security Administration. But the physical and mental effects of said addictions can be.
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:30 am to Boondock Saint
the CDC, NIH, NIMH, WHO, HHC, APA and your very own health insurance company (assuming you have first party coverage) say it's a disease, which last time i checked said insurance company doesn't cover your in-house stay at the Gray Bar Motel, but WILL cover your treatment/rehab. that's because they cover health care related treatment, and they have concluded with all of modern medicine that substance abuse disorder is in fact a disease. that's because it is.
if you have a different opinion, show your medical credentials and we'll get on with the discussion.
and just so you know it's also covered under ADA (a federal statute), and has been for a long time.
none of this new...
if you have a different opinion, show your medical credentials and we'll get on with the discussion.
and just so you know it's also covered under ADA (a federal statute), and has been for a long time.
none of this new...
Posted on 12/8/15 at 11:33 am to Boondock Saint
I fee bad for the guy, but don't think USC did anything wrong. If he wasn't upfront and honest about his drug use at the time of his hiring, he has no ground to stand on.
If he was honest about it, which I highly doubt, then I'm ok with his lawsuit.
If he was honest about it, which I highly doubt, then I'm ok with his lawsuit.
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