SCOTUS limits disability rights once again. This time it affects people who have obsolete jobs. If they get hurt while on the job, claim disability, and their becomes obsolete, and they can’t do anything else then they have to find the same job somewhere else or find another job.
From one point of view it makes sense. If the job no longer exists at said place of business then you have no right to continue asking for disability. Look for a new company with the same job, or look for a new job that requires the same skills. Too many people take advantage of SSI.
At the same time, we are talking about the disAbled. We’re specialized, and to tell us to just look for a different job requiring different skills is not easy, and it’s infuriating and insulting to be told as such.
It makes my skin crawl to read that Scalia wrote the opinion of the court. I understand the reasoning behind the Court’s decision, but it seems like this will only do more harm than good.