Legal Opinion
John Teahan, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 27, 1991No. 120, Dockets 91-7431, 91-7501PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant is an alcoholic who claims that his disease constitutes a handicap under § 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This section of the Labor Law aims to balance the statutory guarantee of equal opportunity for the handicapped person so that he or she may become a contributing member of the workforce against the rightful concern of an employer that is the recipient of federal funds to preserve the effectiveness of its programs. For an employer to assume that simply because of a handicap an individual is unable to function in a given employment context…
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