Burgess v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.

HUSKINS, Justice.

In Chapter 168 of the General Statutes the General Assembly has granted a number of rights to “handicapped persons.” Among these rights is the right to employment. This right is granted by G.S. 168-6, which provides, in pertinent part, that “handicapped persons shall be employed ... on the same terms and conditions as the ablebodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability impairs the performance of the work involved.” (Emphasis added.)

Plaintiff alleges that defendant violated G.S. 168-6 by refusing to hire him upon discovering that plaintiff suffered from a case of…