Legal Opinion
Hennessey v. Winslow Township
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 28, 2005PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
Plaintiff, a municipal civil servant, filed an action in the Superior Court under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -42, against her former employer. She claimed that she had been discriminated against on the basis of disability because she was discharged for not returning to work when her disability leave expired and she was not offered'the accommodation of a light duty assignment to which she could return. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs LAD complaint on the basis that the same claim was raised and rejected in a departmental termination hearing.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Amanatullah v. Colorado Board of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- City of Hackensack v. WinnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Matter of Estate of DawsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Hinfey v. Matawan Regional Board of EducationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
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