Legal Opinion
Flynn v. Raytheon Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 10, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-12144-WGYPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
This motion to dismiss presents a single issue of first impression in this Circuit, viz., may an employer, consistent with its duty under federal law to make “reasonable accommodation” to the known physical disability of its employees, summarily fire an employee known to be suffering from alcoholism' the very first time he shows up for work under the influence? Under the applicable statutory mandate, the answer is “yes,” so long as the termination itself was not discriminatory.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff, Shawn M. Flynn (“Flynn”), has brought this…
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