In the American’s with Disabilities Act, as amended.

Its pretty well established in the law that charging people more for allergy preferences is against the law. But there are reasonable limits.

Well not all Jewish people keep Kosher. I know plenty that just do not care.

I had a similar response. In TN “The mountains” would not have snow on them most places. Although the same place would be called a hill in Colorado.

Yes!. Because your card is actually run twice. The first time when you give them the card, they run it (making sure you have the cash) and then take you the receipt for you to add the tip. They adjust that later in the system, but While the charge is pending it will only show on your “Available Balance” which is what…

It is considered reasonable to adjust a food item or offer an alternative. Re designing the entire menu is not considered reasonable.

Well in the US that would likely constitute a violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Allergies, however minor count and you have to make a reasonable attempt to accommodate without charging. “Reasonable” is a big key though.

this thread confuses me.

Well this is one of those things where commerce has subverted tradition. Caesar has anchovies, but popular dislike of anchovies (craziness) has brought out variations.. versions with Worcestershire and other secret anchoviness...but also lots of “caesar dressing” that is just acidic ranch.

It is illegal, but people are assholes.

The policy we had for that was whichever totaled less to the customer. But I could see just following the math.

Or she started making the rather common request for a cheeseburger with no meat, and somewhere along the way just shortened it to cheeseburger and then was also just stupid.

The use of the word invention was my only gripe with the kid. He did not invent a clock. He made a clock. Still a good little project, but not an invention. That said, when I was fourteen, I called every ridiculous thing I cobbled together an invention.

Can someone clear this up for me. I heard somewhere, that the kid brought it to school and showed it to an engineering teacher who pronounced it “neat” but advised not to show it around, and that it was a later English teacher who made a thing about it, because it’s alarm went off in his backpack. At which point he…

Yeah the “hoax bomb” thing got me too. How can he be hoaxing a bomb if he is insisting again and again.. “Its a clock”

Re: Ganzler’s piece. That waitress has to be a distant relative of my mother, who plants onions squarely in the spicy category. She also includes black pepper, any herb, and certain types of lettuce.

Well equating disability and religion, was purely on a legal basis. I see now that it was inartful. But in discrimination law, both disability and religion are things that require accomodations to be explored. So I meant it mostly in that sense.

Wow. that escalated quickly.

No I dont think they need to create a job. But you have a point in that they may have tried to do that. The news story could be short on detail. If they did it would change my view. I remember a case I worked on where the person was offered many different accommodation options and they just would not take it. If this…

I see your HR professional with my EEO investigator. Maybe our careers have colored our perception, but I can tell you that this does happen at large corporations. But I will admit that usually its when a local supervisor does not follow policy or properly loop in the HR staff.