Legal Opinion
Bonita McDonald v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Polk Center
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 1995No. 95-3005PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff alleges a discriminatory discharge from employment caused by her inability to work for about two months while recuperating from surgery. The district court concluded that the complaint failed to state a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act. We agree and will affirm.
The relevant facts are those alleged in the plaintiffs complaint. On September 8, 1992, plaintiff was hired as a charge nurse at the Polk Center in Venango County, a residential institution for the mentally retarded operated by the Pennsylvania…
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