Legal Opinion
Iris v. Rivera-Flores v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 28, 1995No. 94-1977PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Iris Rivera-Flores (“Rivera”) challenges certain district court rulings relating to various commonwealth and federal claims against appellee Puerto Rico Telephone Company (“PRTC”), her former employer, for condoning the harassment she experienced at work on account of her visual handicap, and for terminating her employment. We vacate the district court judgment and remand for retrial.
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BACKGROUND 1
Rivera began working the night shift for PRTC as a traffic operator in 1984. In January 1986, PRTC acceded to her request for reasonable accommodation of her visual impairment' —…
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