Legal Opinion
Donald Jackson v. Veterans Administration, Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 6, 1994No. 93-6375PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Donald Jackson challenges his termination from employment with the Veterans Administration. Jackson was given a temporary appointment as a housekeeping aide for the Veteran’s Administration (‘VA”) at its Birmingham Hospital in January 1991. From the time he was hired on January 14, 1991 until April 16, 1991 — a period of about two and a half months — Jackson was absent from work a total of six days. The VA terminated Jackson on April 17, 1991, for excessive absences.
Rejecting his claim that he was wrongfully fired under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation…
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