Legal Opinion
Tompson v. Department of Mental Health
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 12, 2010No. 08-P-1365PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.
Judith Tompson appeals from a summary judgment entered in Superior Court dismissing an employment discrimination complaint she filed against her employer, the Department of Mental Health (DMH). Essentially, Tompson’s complaint alleged that she was a qualified handicapped person whom the DMH had discharged without making a reasonable accommodation so that she could continue working with the disability she undoubtedly had. Because the record reveals that Tompson was not a qualified handicapped person, we affirm the judgment of dismissal.
Background. In 1996, the DMH hired Tompson as a Mental…
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