Hoover v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.

SACAVAGE, J.,

On April 6, 1992, Dale Hoover, plaintiff, filed a complaint against Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Inc., defendant, alleging that he, the plaintiff, suffers from a learning disability, namely dyslexia, a “handicap” which falls within the protections of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and that the defendant discriminated against him because of the learning disability and passed over him for job vacancies and promotions within the company. This matter came before the court at a non-jury trial on April 22, 1996. Based upon the testimony presented, the court adopts the…