BoysCherries - Orsi on Discrimination
Fri, Jul27, 2007 - Category: School of
Law
This is a continuation of two earlier posts [1,2].
The following brief fair-use clips are from the October 14, 2006 AMSL radio show. The primary topic is discrimination on the basis of weight.
Background: Michigan is the only state to specifically prevent discrimination on the basis of weight. The state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act [PDF] was significantly amended in 1976. Now §202(i) of the law specifically states that an employer shall not refuse to hire or recruit, discharge or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of weight (or religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height or marital status). This law was used in the 2005 case of Pasanski v. Continental Rental Inc. Steve Pasanski was discharged from his position as a store manager. He weighed 360 pounds. Pasanski claimed that his employment was terminated because of his weight, and he won $284,000 in damages.
The incredible carelessness with which Chaplain Orsi conducted this conversation on discrimination - along with his sophomoric ensemble of Ave Maria administrators and personnel - gave AW the impression of bias against overweight individuals. Who would think that this kind of twaddle came from a law school - much less a Catholic law school - on an issue like discrimination? In AW's opinion, the tone is insulting, irresponsible, and a liability waiting to happen. This embarrassment should be near the top of a Board-sponsored independent assessment of institutional injury at the managerial hands of Dobranski and Monaghan. The first voice that you hear in each clip is Chaplain Orsi, AMSL's "Research Fellow in Law & Religion", who is a Catholic priest with a doctorate in Education.
Listen to the clips in order:
The following brief fair-use clips are from the October 14, 2006 AMSL radio show. The primary topic is discrimination on the basis of weight.
Background: Michigan is the only state to specifically prevent discrimination on the basis of weight. The state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act [PDF] was significantly amended in 1976. Now §202(i) of the law specifically states that an employer shall not refuse to hire or recruit, discharge or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of weight (or religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height or marital status). This law was used in the 2005 case of Pasanski v. Continental Rental Inc. Steve Pasanski was discharged from his position as a store manager. He weighed 360 pounds. Pasanski claimed that his employment was terminated because of his weight, and he won $284,000 in damages.
The incredible carelessness with which Chaplain Orsi conducted this conversation on discrimination - along with his sophomoric ensemble of Ave Maria administrators and personnel - gave AW the impression of bias against overweight individuals. Who would think that this kind of twaddle came from a law school - much less a Catholic law school - on an issue like discrimination? In AW's opinion, the tone is insulting, irresponsible, and a liability waiting to happen. This embarrassment should be near the top of a Board-sponsored independent assessment of institutional injury at the managerial hands of Dobranski and Monaghan. The first voice that you hear in each clip is Chaplain Orsi, AMSL's "Research Fellow in Law & Religion", who is a Catholic priest with a doctorate in Education.
Listen to the clips in order: