Legal Opinion
Mildred Lee Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Incorporated, Howard L. Moon v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 1980No. 77-2443, 77-3263PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The issue before us can be simply stated: section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires every contract in excess of $2,500 with any federal department to “contain a provision requiring that, in employing persons to carry out” the contract, the contracting parties “shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified handicapped individuals.” 29 U.S.C. § 793.1 It also provides that any handicapped individual who believes any contractor has failed to comply with this agreement may file a complaint with the Department of Labor.2 Does…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Touche Ross & Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Allen v. State Board of ElectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by172 opinions
- George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Martin Marietta Corporation, Aero & Naval Systems v. Maryland Commission on Human RelationsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Walter Camenisch v. The University of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Clinton C. Simpson v. Reynolds Metals Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Alfred Brown, William King and Willie James Mallett, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Robert R. Sibley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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