Legal Opinion
School Committee v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 12, 2005No. 04-P-188PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
The issues presented in this case are whether the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD or commission) correctly determined that Mary-Ann Woodason, a cafeteria worker terminated from her employment by the school committee of Norton (school committee) because of a permanent medical restriction precluding her from lifting in excess of twenty-five pounds, was (1) a qualified handicapped person capable of performing the essential functions of her job with reasonable accommodation and if so, whether she was (2) entitled to emotional distress damages, lost pension benefits, a back…
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