Legal Opinion
Joyce D. Carter v. Casa Central
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1988No. 86-2177PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Casa Central appeals from a judgment of the district court, following a bench trial, awarding plaintiff-appellee Joyce D. Carter $25,000 in back pay on her handicap discrimination claim brought under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 29 U.S.C. § 794. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
A. BACKGROUND
1. Facts
Casa Central is a not-for-profit corporation serving Chicago’s Hispanic community. Carter, a registered nurse, worked as the director of nursing at the nursing home run by Casa Central. In early 1984, Carter took a three-month…
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